Ruth Bader Ginsburg's personal art collection up for auction

[demmiblue]

Late supreme court justice owned works by artists including Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol

An auction of artwork, including pieces by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol, and other personal items owned by the late supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is expected to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars next week.

Much of her collection of paintings and ceramics forms a 115-lot modern art auction hosted by the Potomack company of Alexandria, Virginia, in an online catalog. An additional collection entitled “chambers and home” features 145 more lots of miscellaneous curios, including pewter bowls, crystal vases and numerous other personal items.

Ginsburg, the iconic human and civil rights pioneer who died in 2020 aged 87 from complications of pancreatic cancer, owned a multitude of artefacts spanning the last two centuries, by artists including Picasso and Warhol.

One of the most valuable items is a 1953 oil painting, Presagio-Premonition, by the Mexican artist Gunther Gerzso, which is expected to raise up to $100,000.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/21/ruth-bader-ginsburg-art-collection-auction

20th & 21st Century Art: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Lots 1-17) & Other Collections: https://www.potomackcompany.com/auction-catalog/20th-21st-century-art-ruth-bader-ginsburg-ot_40GQJOAB3J

Highest bid so far:

ELEANOR DAVIS, AMERICAN B. 1983, RUTH BADER GINSBURG, LABEL FROM JUSTICE GINSBURG'S SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS ON VERSO, Giclee art print, Sight: 18 1/4 x 12 in. (46.36 x 30.48 cm.), Frame: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm.)

Estimate: $100 - $150
Current Bid: $7,500 (40 Bids)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Chambers & Home: https://www.potomackcompany.com/auction-catalog/ruth-bader-ginsburg-chambers-home_4DWBHEVOH6#15040B29C0

Highest bid so far:

PAUL SPERA, AMERICAN B. 1986, BUBBIE OF LIBERTY DRAWING OF RBG BY GRANDSON , Drawing on paper, laminated, 17 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (43.82 x 28.58 cm.)

Estimate: $100 - $150
Current Bid: $6,000 (28 Bids)

[Vinca]

1. Saw a couple of things I'd like to bid on, but they're already going way above what they're

actually worth because of the connection to RGB. With 6 days left to go, the stuff will hit the stratosphere.

[chowder66]

2. No bids yet on the Chuck Close piece.