Quote Originally Posted by MikeyinBrooklyn View Post
Agree with above posters about the 92%. First, it is common for museums to have things rotated in and out, being repaired/cleaned, loaned out, available for special inquiries, etc. Second, the notion of selling the off-display collection presupposes that the 92% would be of equal value, per item, as the 8% on display. What's not on display is not likely masterpieces by Cezanne, Rodin, Rivera, and Bouguereau.
yes, they have masterpieces that are not on display. They have a HUGE collection of Rembrandt etchings [[I think it is the largest in the country, and yes, they are contemporaneous and not later imprints) They regularly have Van Gogh's self portrait and Postman Roulin on display, but they have at least two others that are not, they have 7 Rodin's, of which only Eve and The Thinker are regulars