Just hours before a planned auction, the Baltimore Museum of Art decided Wednesday to halt the sale of three paintings by Andy Warhol, Clyfford Still and Brice Marden to generate funds for its diversity and equity programs.
Still’s “1957-G” and Marden’s “3” were set to be auctioned at Sotheby’s on Wednesday evening. Along with the private sale of Warhol’s “The Last Supper,” the paintings were estimated to bring $65 million for the acquisition of works by women and artists of color and the creation of an endowment to support equity and diversity programs, such as salary increases and free admission.
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