Masterpieces from the Collection of Sam Josefowitz: A Lifetime of Discovery and Scholarship

Christie’s is honoured to present Masterpieces from the Collection of Sam Josefowitz. Sam was a true polymath and entrepreneur. He founded a highly successful business with his brother David in 1946, Concert Hall, which sold classical music and jazz records through a subscription mail order club. Among the first of its kind, the company later diversified into subscription clubs for books and knowledge cards, and eventually had branches in twenty countries. At the same time, Sam cultivated a deep passion for the history of art, building an extraordinary collection that spanned more than two millennia of artistic creation.   

In many ways, the collection is a reflection of Sam’s approach to life itself, shaped by a fervent pursuit of knowledge, embracing beauty, history, and cultures from across the globe. Assembled over the course of six decades, his boundless curiosity and unerring eye for quality saw Sam focus on artists and periods that had a transformative impact on the history of art. Masterpieces from the Collection of Sam Josefowitz will feature works by Félix Vallotton, Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Gauguin, Rembrandt, and Diego Giacometti alongside antiquities, prints, and Southeast Asian and Japanese sculptures. 

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