Brooklyn Museum Sells Prized Works at Auction Given Financial Toll of COVID-19

Given the financial toll on art spaces due to the coronavirus pandemic, major institutions like the Brooklyn Museum are turning to auction houses to sell coveted works from their permanent collection to raise money. The museum announced in September that it would begin to deaccession several works to create a "direct care of the collection" fund, which will be used to "enhance the life, usefulness, or quality of the collection, thereby ensuring that it will continue to benefit the public for yea...