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The Collector: Allan Stone's Life in Art

The Collector: Allan Stone's Life in Art

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Documentary - Filmmaker Olympia Stone presents a cinematic portrait of her father, famed New York City gallery owner and art collector Allan Stone, in this fascinating documentary tracing his rise in the international art world from the 1950s to 2006. Regarded as a pioneering collector, Allan Stone was considered an expert on the work of Abstract Expressionists, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, Barnett Newman and Franz Kline. -

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Original Language

English

Runtime

61 mins

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Release Date

13 December 2006

Country

United States of America

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