Or, THE DEATH OF THE RENÉ LAUBIES ESTATE COLLECTION
It finally dawns on me how sadly disappointing and counter-productive the exécuteur testamentaire of the René Laubies Estate Collection has turned out to be.
What would be the essential aims of maintaining an artist's estate?
- To preserve and protect the original properties,
- To acquire additional relevant works and facilities,
- To make certain that the assets of the entire estate flourish
indeed, for the cultural benefit of future generations of family and friends, students and researchers, admirers and connoisseurs.
But to the opposite effect, it is decisively NOT the unassailable privilege of the estate's exécuteur testamentaire to engage in frantic sell-off sprees when motivated solely by a personal distemper. And besides, such blunderous and ill-reasoned acts of malfeasance will only bring decline to the estate's market value.
If, on the other hand, the executor's mandate were as simple as dissolving the entire estate, then why is liquidation taking so long (3 years)?
Another question: Were the current exécuteur testamentaire of the René Laubies Estate Collection no longer physically or mentally capable of carrying out his mandated functions, to whom would executorial duties pass in regard to lingering properties and assets?
Imagine what a beautiful cultural foundation could be fostered in the name of René Laubies.
Would René's true family members please stand up!
