The True Story of How a High-Society Divorce Sparked the Art Auction of the Year

At night the Plaza Hotel glows like a megayacht on the high seas. On the seventh floor, one sparkling row of windows stretches the entire block, overlooking Central Park’s treetops, Fifth Avenue, and the fountain in the center of Grand Army Plaza. For years those in the know could look up through those windows and glimpse works by Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, and Jackson Pollock hanging on the walls—a collection of masterpieces resting comfortably in their castle. Bought over five decades by real estate tycoon Harry Macklowe and his wife Linda, this world class art collection used to… Read Full Article