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