An extensive Himalayan art collection that belonged to the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her husband, Richard Blum, is set to be auctioned.
“Accumulated over a 30-year period, the 42 works on offer worth more than $3 million from the prominent couple’s collection are representative of the breadth and diversity of their taste, spanning 800 years from Tibet, Nepal, and Greater China,”Both Feinstein and Blum had a great respect for philanthropy and a “close connection” to the support of the Tibetan diaspora, according to Bonhams.
“The connections they made in the region led to the acquisition of an important group of thangkas from the brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama that are of a quality and type that never appear in the market,” the release reads. “Besides a small group of sculpture, the collection focused on the rich painting traditions of the Himalayas, ranging from the 13th to 19th centuries.”
Special attention was attributed to portraits of key figures from within various schools of Tibetan Buddhism, according to the release.“The Richard C. Blum and Senator Dianne Feinstein Collection of Himalayan Art is a true testament to the couple’s discerning eye and attention to detail when adding to their collection for over 30 years,” said Edward Wilkinson, Bonhams’s global head of Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art.
“The collection was integral to their lives, present almost without exception in every room of their homes and offices. We are honored to be entrusted with bringing it to auction.”
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