In Friday's New York Times, Carol Vogel reported that "the heirs of the legendary dealer Ileana Sonnabend have parted with some $600 million worth of paintings and sculptures in two transactions to cover their estate taxes."
More from Kate Taylor in the New York Sun.
Vogel's story included this interesting tidbit:
"Perhaps the most famous painting she owned — Mr. Rauschenberg’s 1959 'Canyon' — will never leave the collection .... In its center is a stuffed bald eagle that cannot be sold because of a federal prohibition on trafficking in endangered species."
