When an art museum collects an artist’s work in depth, that’s a virtue, not a vice. The cockamamie reasoning: It had too many examples by a number of the 20th century’s most significant artists. One painting — a gift of the artist to the museum — and 10 graphics were put on the block. Almost never should a museum auction work by a living artist, for fear of damaging a reputation. Dropping museum art onto a low-rent e-commerce site was bad enough.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 14, 2020 15:04 UTC