Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Tell me again about the public trust (20 times the presale estimate edition)

One of the 16 works that, having fallen under the aegis of the Met, were held in the public trust, to be accessible to present and future generations, until the museum decided they were no longer held in the public trust, to be accessible to present and future generations, fared pretty well at auction this week.

Isn't it great how museums get to decide when a work is no longer held in the public trust.  It's so convenient!