"A Day's Work" by Philip Guston

The Museum of Modern Art has received a gift of 174 contemporary works from a Los Angeles real estate developer, including prime examples of paintings, sculptures and drawings by artists like Philip Guston, Vija Celmins and Christopher Wilmarth.

Since the late 1970's, the developer, Edward R. Broida, has been buying what he considered the best works by a small group of contemporary artists who were overlooked by more fashion-conscious collectors.

"At the time everyone thought I was crazy," Mr. Broida said in a telephone interview, "but the worm has turned."

Carol Vogel "The Modern Gets a Sizable Gift of Contemporary Art" October 12, 2005














"A Day's Work" by Philip Guston

Photo Credit: Museum of Modern Art