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.
Pablo Picasso’s Femme à la robe rose, 1917, oil on canvas
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.
Michael Crichton (at left) and Jasper Johns at Gemini G.E.L. in 1979, photographed by Sidney B. Felsen.
Wayne Thiebaud’s Meringue Mix, 1999, oil on panel
Roy Lichtenstein’s Girl in Water, 1965, ink, graphite and printed paper collage on paper
Andy Warhol’s Mao, 1973, synthetic polymer, acrylic and silk-screen inks on canvas