Herbert and Dorothy Vogel - (NY Times)
Times, The secrets of successful art collectors:
“So what makes a great collector? Money obviously helps. The world of collecting is dominated by a roll-call of grand dynastic names. It is a playground of tycoons. But cash alone, in this game, is far from sufficient. J. Paul Getty missed dozens of opportunities because he was mean, whereas the Menils, even though they were wealthy, were prepared to go into debt for something they really desired. And a handful of great collectors have started out with extraordinarily little. There are the Vogels, for instance, a childless couple who, meeting their living expenses with her librarian’s salary, spent his entire income as a post-office clerk amassing a spectacular collection of Minimalist pieces.”
Lees ook: James Stourton’s top five art collectors.
En luister: James Stourton, de baas van Sotheby’s UK, in BBC’s Start of The Week over zijn recent verschenen boek The secrets of successful art collectors
