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In July 2012 at a Sotheby's auction, Edvard Munch's painting The Scream was sold for $120 million, in a process that lasted a mere twelve minutes. Sotheby's is not required to reveal the name of the purchaser, so he became known as the "mystery buyer."
Weeks later it was learned that the "mystery buyer" was Leon Black, an American mogul whose net worth is $3.5 billion. Black has an extensive private collection of art worth $750 million.
Black sits on the boards of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Both institutions are dedicated to making art available to the public. Yet the man who sits on the board of these two galleries, and has a personal collection worth $750 million, keeps his art collection private, out of view of the public.
Application: Timothy instructs us that we are to be a "herald" of the gospel message. We can only do that if we display our message to the public, removing it from the privacy of our hearts.
Weeks later it was learned that the "mystery buyer" was Leon Black, an American mogul whose net worth is $3.5 billion. Black has an extensive private collection of art worth $750 million.
Black sits on the boards of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Both institutions are dedicated to making art available to the public. Yet the man who sits on the board of these two galleries, and has a personal collection worth $750 million, keeps his art collection private, out of view of the public.
Application: Timothy instructs us that we are to be a "herald" of the gospel message. We can only do that if we display our message to the public, removing it from the privacy of our hearts.
