Media mogul Tommy Mottola becomes art dealer
- July 06, 2011 12:18
Tommy Mottola, the former head of Sony Music Entertainment, has debuted his newest venture, an art gallery.
His Gallery Valentine in East Hampton, New York, showed a mix of contemporary and blue-chip artists at its weekend opening, priced $5,500 to $3.5 million. Some of the works belonged to Mottola, including a Warhol given to him by the artist. Also offered are pieces by de Kooning, Alex Katz, Leger, Rauschenberg and Sam Francis.
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100x100_c.jpg "Paul Binnie (Scottish, b. 1967): A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Hokusai's Waterfalls, woodblock print, 2006")
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
