His colorful men’s nightwear was like something made on Savile Row in London — perfect, pricey — except that it was rarely seen outside the bedroom.
Category: Collectors and Collections
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Why Everything Is Being Called ‘Archival’ All of a Sudden
Why is everything called “archival” all of a sudden?
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Restoring the Sound, if Not the Fury, of William Faulkner’s Piano
Hoping to draw more visitors to Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s home in Oxford, Miss., a group helped refurbish its piano.
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Sotheby’s Lands a Leonard Lauder Art Collection Worth More Than $400 Million
The collector’s trove of 55 works, including Klimt, Matisse and Munch, will be auctioned in November.
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Cereal Box Records Sound Horrible. They Still Look Incredible.
Decades ago, singles were printed on cereal boxes as cutout prizes. Now, a dedicated few are working to save these cardboard treasures from extinction.
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An Under-the-Radar Art Collection Could Fetch $180 Million at Auction
The Weis family savored their masterpieces at home but didn’t lend them to museums. The trove was “so private” that a Christie’s expert didn’t know what was in it.
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Jewelry Designer Stephanie D’heygere’s Collection of Oversize Objects
Inside the designer Stephanie D’heygere’s collection of surreally oversize everyday objects.
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Ashtrays Revived as Objects of Curiosity or Vessels for Weed
The once-ubiquitous ashtray is making a revival as an object of curiosity or a resting place for weed.
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Mario Paglino, 52, and Gianni Grossi, 54, Die; Designers Made Barbies Into Art
They transformed dolls into one-of-a-kind pieces that sold for thousands of dollars. A married couple, they died in a car crash in Italy.
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Christophe de Menil, Art Patron and Designer, Is Dead at 92
A Parisian-born oil heiress, she collected art and supported major artists, designed costumes and moved in rarefied social and cultural circles.