Lehman Brothers’ corporate art up for auction

The World

On the very day that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, September 15th 2008, the art market was at the height of its own boom, celebrating Damian Hirst’s sale of $200 million worth of art in one day, including “For the Love of God,” a diamond-covered platinum skull. In a twist of timing, the art that hung on the walls of Lehman Brothers corporate offices will be going to the auction block in a few weeks. We talk to Lawrence Pollard, the BBC art correspondent who has been investigating what’s happened to the Lehman Brothers art collection.

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