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On October 18, 1973, Robert Scull, a private New York art collector who in the 1960's built one of the major contemporary art collections in the United States, auctioned fifty works at Sotheby Parke Bernet for $2,242,900.
On October 18, 1973, New York taxi-fleet owner Robert Scull auctioned off fifty pieces from his collection of contemporary art at the Parke Bernet galleries. Pop art scorned by the public a short while back brought unprecedented prices creating havoc in the art world.
Robert C. Scull, who has built a fortune from his taxi business, invested his money in a pop art collection: He purchased works by Warhol, de Kooning, Stella and Rauschenberg, among others, at an early stage, when few investors were interested in that art market.
26 de abr. de 2017 · In the film, America’s Pop Collector: Robert C. Scull—Contemporary Art at Auction, art historian Baruch Kirschenbaum writes, “The auction is seen not simply as self-contained historical occurrence, but as a media event.”
America's pop collector: Robert C. Scull -- contemporary art at auction. Alternate title(s): America's pop collector: Robert C. Scull -- contemporary art at auction Foreign Title: Date: January 01, 1974 to December 31, 1974 Dates Note: 1974 Country of Origin: United States Place of Origin: United States Languages: English
The auction house Sotheby Parke Bernet in New York City hosts a cocktail party to preview artwork from the Pop art collection of taxi fleet tycoon Robert C. Scull and his wife, Ethel, before their 18 Oct 1973 auction. A black and white television monitor depicts events from the auction.
The auction itself, the pre-sale activities and preparations, and the protests and confrontations are all documented in a remarkable film originated and produced by E.J. Vaughn in collaboration with John Schott. The identification of this film, America's Pop Collector: Robert C. Scull -Contemporary Art at
