Crichton’s 2007 will provided for the vast majority of his assets, including his art, to be placed in a private trust benefiting his fifth wife, Sherri, his then-teenage daughter from a prior ...

Michael Crichton was the mega-selling thriller writer behind "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain" and TV series "ER." He was also a private and passionate art collector who bought works by 20th ...

Taylor Crichton, the 21-year-old daughter of the late bestselling author Michael Crichton, has made her first public comments on the planned sale of the majority of her father’s prized art ...

The extraordinary art collection of author Michael Crichton, who died in 2008, is being auctioned at Christie's. Crichton wrote techno thrillers and created movies and television shows, but he was ...

NEW YORK -- Best-selling author Michael Crichton approached art in the same way he did his writing -- through extensive research -- but also by developing close friendships with many of the ...

Beginning May 11, Christie's in New York will auction major works from the art collection of late author, screenwriter, director, and producer Michael Crichton, announced the auction house on ...

Yesterday’s sale of author Michael Crichton’s art collection netted a whopping $93.3 million, setting a new record for a Jasper Johns artwork (as we predicted on Monday).The writer, who died ...

Michael Crichton was known to the world as the visionary behind megahit science fiction novels and movies. Now his passion and eye for art are coming to light as his prized collection goes on the ...

A highlight of the collection is Jasper John’s Flag, 1960-1966, one of the first icons of Pop Art. Crichton and Johns became friends in 1973, when Crichton bought the flag from the artist.

James Patterson and the late Michael Crichton are teaming on a novel, and now it has a title and pub date. Little, Brown will release 'Eruption' on June 3.

Best-selling author Michael Crichton approached art in the same way he did his writing — through extensive research — but also by developing close friendships with many of the artists whose ...