Available For Immediate Acquisition
An Important Collection of Museum Quality Expressionist Paintings by Michael Hafftka
Provenance
Originally from the Robin Symes collection. Robin Symes and his partner Christo Michaelides had one of the largest collection of Michael Hafftka's early work of any private or public collection. The paintings have never been in shows since the artist sold them to Robin and Christo in the 1980’s. This collection of paintings were on display at the Rockefeller guesthouse on 52nd street, a building designed by Philip C. Johnson in 1948, which at that time was owned by Robin and Christo. Even the artist had not seen these paintings for many years, nor did he know where they were since Robin Symes sold the Rockefeller Guesthouse to Ronald S. Lauder in 1989.
Each of the above paintings measure approximately 78 x 62 ".
Footnote: Robin Symes’ rise and fall are described in the publication by Peter Watson and Cecelia Todeschini entitled The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities--From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums (2006) and in an online article by Peter Watson The fall of Robin Symes.
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