22 Feb 2014, the Louis Daniel Brodsky Collection of Art Nouveau was sold as a single-owner sale at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago, Illinois and saw competitive bidding from around the world for a 100% sell-through rate.
Mr. Brodsky was a prolific poet, businessman, scholar and collector. He authored eighty-four volumes of poetry and twenty-five volumes of prose. Mr. Brodsky also enjoyed a lifelong interest in collecting and built several collections during his lifetime. He had a love of the Art Nouveau period his entire life and became a meticulous collector concerned with acquiring only the highest quality and exceptionally rare items.
The Louis Daniel Brodsky Collection of Art Nouveau sold by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers garnered significant international interest. The consignment from St. Louis, Missouri saw aggressive phone and online bidding from 15 countries in addition to a full, engaged room.
