A&M Records Co-Founder Jerry Moss' High-Profile Art Collection to Be Sold at Auction

The late A&M Records co-founder Jerry Moss’ expansive fine art collection will go to auction next month. The record label executive, who died in August at the age of 88, grew a highly-valuable collection of visual artworks throughout his lifetime, which included several sought-after pieces from artists including Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso, among others.

“The Collection of Jerry Moss” will be available for bidding as part of Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sales on November 9. Notably, the collection is expected to rake in approximately $50 million USD, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Music Center.

The standouts in Moss’ collection include Picasso’s “Nu couché,” which is estimated to earn between $10 million USD and $15 million USD, as well as Kahlo’s “Portrait of Cristina, My Sister,” which is expected to begin at $8 million USD.

“The interest that [Moss] took in the artists and respect for their artistic creativity was at the heart of who he was and what he collected. He did not want to purchase something because someone told him he should,” said Moss’ wife, Tina, in a statement. “Jerry believed that you had to have confidence in yourself to risk displaying your personal taste on the walls for all to see. His passionate interest, combined with a deeply rooted humbleness, made him special in a world of luxury.”

Prior to the sale, Moss’ collection will be presented through several exhibitions at Christie’s London, Los Angeles and New York galleries through the remainder of October.

Elsewhere, a rare Hockney ceramic cat sculpture is slated to hit auction.