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Norman Lear Art Collection Auction: David Hockney Painting Bought in 1978 for $64,000 Expected to Fetch $25-$35 Million
Norman Lear bought David Hockney's 'A Lawn Being Sprinkled' for $64,000 in 1978. It's expected to go for $25-$35 million during Christie's auction.
Norman Lear was introduced to the local Los Angeles art scene in the 1970s by agent-turned-television-producer Richard “Dick” Dorso. Many would donate pieces to help raise funds for “People for the American Way,” the progressive advocacy organization Norman co-founded with political trailblazer Barbara Jordan in 1981. Other artists from the Lear collection being represented by Christie’s include Willem de Kooning, Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein, Ellsworth Kelly and Joseph Cornell.
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