SAM has published a list of previously
deaccessioned artworks below, and this list will be updated regularly as changes to the collection are made.
Funds produced from the sale of
deaccessioned artworks are used only to acquire new artworks.
«Relationships with museums are also important, as they are constantly looking to
deaccession artwork to either raise money or tweak their collections,» says Lowry.
Not exact matches
From the bedroom to the boardroom she curates
artwork to reflect the vision of private, corporate and non-profit clients and steers them through the exciting process of procuring,
deaccessioning, managing, and displaying
artwork.
«Many of the greatest works in our collection are the result of
deaccessioning,» Mr. Lowry added, citing as examples Gerhard Richter's Baader - Meinhof series, Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup cans, van Gogh's «Postman Joseph Roulin» and Picasso's «Demoiselles d'Avignon,» all of which were bought with funds raised by selling other
artworks.
The process of selling
artworks from a museum collection, known as
deaccession, «is a necessity to ensure the greatness of the collection going forward,» Bedford said.
[9] Sometimes Asher gathers facts, like the list he published of all the
artworks ever
deaccessioned by the Museum of Modern Art.