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All About That Bass

Christie’s May sales will feature works from the collection that the late art and ballet patron Anne Bass kept in a Fort Worth house designed by Paul Rudolph. That collection, with a combined estimate of $60 million, may make for some unexpected excitement in a quiet season.

Anne Bass
The art from the Ann Bass's Paul Rudolph-designed house will be sold at Christie’s during the May sales, with a combined estimate of $60 million. Photo: Steve Eichner/WWD/Penske Media/Getty Images
Marion Maneker
April 22, 2025

It has taken a few years to unwind the vast holdings and art and property that Anne Bass amassed during her lifetime. The art and ballet patron, who died in 2020, owned a palatial floor at 960 Fifth Avenue, which finally sold in January for $53.5 million. The art therein was sold at Christie’s three years ago for a total of $363 million, with a dozen lots including two Rothkos, a Degas little dancer, and three extraordinary Monets, among other works.