31.   The museum is now in the process of buying three works by Ellsworth Kelly that will go into specially designed galleries devoted to contemporary art.

32.   The Metropolitan acquired two Ingres portraits, and the Louvre bought works by Delacroix and Ingres.

33.   Today it is mostly buying works of artists at an earlier stage in their careers and at far lower prices.

34.   Warner explained that the society was hoping to give cultural institutions the first chance to buy the works going up for auction.

35.   What makes this collection particularly desirable, Meyer added, is that the works were bought right after they were made and few were ever exhibited.

36.   While officials at the Met declined to comment, it is thought that the museum bought works by Holbein, Fra Bartolommeo and Tintoretto.

37.   Wirth was seen sitting on the far side of the salesroom bidding and buying works by Dan Flavin, Robert Ryman, Sigmar Polke and Blinky Palermo.

38.   Worcester was buying these works when they were still wet.

39.   With the help of Susan Rush, a corporate art consultant, Pacific Enterprises bought the works of many young artists and commissioned many more.

40.   Zigrosser knew many of these artists and bought their works or received them as gifts.