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Sotheby's to Auction Robin Williams' Art Collection in New York

market-auction · 2026-05-04

Sotheby's will auction the collection of Marsha and Robin Williams on October 4, 2018, in New York. The sale includes film memorabilia, photographs, and contemporary art by Niki de Saint-Phalle, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, and Invader, collected by the actor and his ex-wife. Proceeds will partly benefit charities they supported. The catalog and specific lots are still being finalized. Sotheby's previously held a similar sale for Russell Crowe's collection in Sydney on April 7, 2018, titled 'The Art of Divorce,' which raised $3,731,553.

Key facts

  • Sotheby's auction titled 'The Collection of Marsha and Robin Williams' on October 4, 2018, in New York.
  • Includes film memorabilia from movies like Dead Poets Society, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji.
  • Contemporary art by Niki de Saint-Phalle, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader.
  • Proceeds partly donated to charities supported by the couple.
  • Catalog and lots still being finalized.
  • Robin Williams died on August 11, 2014, at age 63.
  • Sotheby's previously auctioned Russell Crowe's collection on April 7, 2018, in Sydney.
  • Crowe's auction raised $3,731,553.

Entities

Artists

  • Robin Williams
  • Marsha Garces Williams
  • Niki de Saint-Phalle
  • Banksy
  • Shepard Fairey
  • Invader
  • Russell Crowe
  • Danielle Spencer

Institutions

  • Sotheby's

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Chicago
  • Paradise Cay
  • Sydney
  • Australia

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