Rabb Goldberg Collection to Lead Christie's Spring Sales
Christie's will auction the Rabb Goldberg Collection, a two-generation Boston family legacy, in its spring sales. The collection began in the 1960s with Sidney and Esther Rabb acquiring French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works. Their daughter Carol and her husband Avram Goldberg later added contemporary art. Highlights include Edgar Degas's pastel 'Quatre danseuses' (estimate $5–7 million), featured in the 20th Century Evening Sale. Other artists represented are Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Vuillard, Alexander Calder, Lynn Chadwick, and Louise Nevelson.
Key facts
- Christie's announced the Rabb Goldberg Collection sale.
- Collection assembled over two generations by the New England family.
- Sidney and Esther Rabb started collecting in the 1960s.
- Carol and Avram Goldberg continued with contemporary art.
- Includes works by Degas, Renoir, Vuillard, Calder, Chadwick, Nevelson.
- Degas's 'Quatre danseuses' leads the sale, estimate $5–7 million.
- The pastel depicts dancers at the Paris Opéra.
- Vanessa Fusco is Head of Impressionist & Modern Art at Christie's.
Entities
Artists
- Edgar Degas
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Edouard Vuillard
- Alexander Calder
- Lynn Chadwick
- Louise Nevelson
Institutions
- Christie's
Locations
- Boston
- New England
- Paris