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"The
Cones' collection demonstrates a departure from tradition and
a love of artists who were not widely appreciated-many of whom
have come to be known as the most important artists of the time.
Paintings the sisters purchased for several thousand dollars
are today worth tens of millions.
After Claribel died in 1929, Etta continued to collect, often
buying directly from Matisse. She also acquired work from the
artist's predecessors to give a historical context to her Matisse
collection. In 1936, she purchased The Pink Nude, after Matisse
sent her a series of 22 photographs documenting the creative
process behind the painting.
Etta Cone left most of the sisters' collection, along with $400,000
for a wing to exhibit it, to The Baltimore Museum of Art. In
1950, this treasure trove of great art-more than 3,000 works-left
Eutaw Street for its permanent home."
From:
http://www.frugalfun.com/cone-collection.html
