He has bought art, loaned art, and donated art--all in serious quantities. Now Peter Norton is trying something new: selling a small but valuable chunk of his 1,700-piece art collection at auction.
The software entrepreneur, who with his ex-wife Eileen Norton built one of California's leading contemporary art collections, has consigned to Christie's some of his best-known pieces, including works by L.A. artists Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy and Charles Ray. He is selling off 60 works estimated to bring about $25 million at Christie's in its high-profile evening sale Nov. 8 and smaller sale the following day.
