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Exclusive | $350M Mexican art collection secretly sold by NYC curator, causing mayhem — and he was accused of stealing it in the first place

New York Post·Isabel Vincent·28 days ago
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The art world is outraged over one of the most prominent collections of Mexican artwork leaving the country for Spain.   The Gelman Collection of Mexican art includes 96 works by Frida Kahlo , her husband Diego Rivera , Rufino Tamayo, and many others, once owned by Natasha Gelman, who relocated to Mexico from Europe to escape World War II.   It has recently emerged that the collection was quietly sold in 2023 by its custodian, 85-year-old New York City art curator Robert Littman. Mexican artist Diego Rivera painted art collector Natasha Gelman in 1943. The painting is now part of the Gelman-Santander Collection, which will soon be exhibited in northern Spain. Santander/ Gelman Collection The Jungs with Natasha Gelman in front of the portrait that Diego Rivera painted of her in 1943.…

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