Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton was known to the world as the visionary behind megahit science fiction novels and movies. Now his passion and eye for art are coming to light as his prized collection goes on the block. Read the full story here.
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In Crichton’s home, from left, Agnes Martin’s Untitled, circa 1961, oil, ink and wash on canvas; Jasper Johns’s Flag, 1960–66, encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas.
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Pablo Picasso’s Femme à la robe rose, 1917, oil on canvas
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In Crichton’s home, from left, Robert Rauschenberg’s combine Studio Painting, 1960–61, oil, charcoal, printed paper and fabric collage on canvas with metal, twine, and sewn and stuffed fabric; Robert Gober’s Cat Litter, 1990, ink and latex paint on plaster; Roy Lichtenstein’s Figures in Landscape, 1977, oil, magna and graphite on canvas.
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Michael Crichton (at left) and Jasper Johns at Gemini G.E.L. in 1979, photographed by Sidney B. Felsen.
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Wayne Thiebaud’s Meringue Mix, 1999, oil on panel
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Roy Lichtenstein’s Girl in Water, 1965, ink, graphite and printed paper collage on paper
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Andy Warhol’s Mao, 1973, synthetic polymer, acrylic and silk-screen inks on canvas