Sotheby’s to Sell $30 M. in Art from Sought-After Hester Diamond Estate

A portion of the collection of New York collector, art dealer, and interior designer Hester Diamond, who died in February, is coming to auction. The heirs of Diamond’s estate, one of whom is her son Michael Diamond (a founding member of the formative hip hop group the Beastie Boys), are selling their late mother’s collection at Sotheby’s in January during the auction house’s Classic Week sales.
Diamond’s collection includes modern and contemporary art, as well as wo