Bill Cosby Sells Painting, Takes Loan on Vast Art Collection
- Cosby, wife Camille sold a Benton, borrowed against another
- They own ‘significant collection,’ their former curator says
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Bill Cosby and his wife Camille privately sold an iconic painting by Thomas Hart Benton called “Going West” earlier this year, according to gallery owners who participated in the deal.
Camille Cosby also pledged another Benton painting, “The Instruction,” as collateral for a loan from an art finance firm run by Asher Edelman, according to a September regulatory filing. Edelman confirmed the loan.