Gene Hackman’s Golden Globes, Artworks to Be Auctioned Next Month

Personal artworks, books, and other cinematic memorabilia will be up for sale following the actor’s death in February.

In this 1993 file photo, actor Gene Hackman is seen. AP Photo/File

A trove of Gene Hackman’s prized possessions, including artworks and three of his Golden Globe awards, will be auctioned off next month, following the acclaimed actor’s death in February.

Hackman’s art collection will lead the international auction house Bonhams’s upcoming “The Gene Hackman Collection: A Life in Art” event.

The live auction is scheduled to take place on Nov. 19 in New York City.

It will feature more than a dozen works by a variety of notable artists, including American modernist Milton Avery’s “Figure on the Jetty.” The artwork, which Hackman acquired in 1997, is expected to fetch between $500,000 and $700,000.

A large-scale bronze sculpture by French sculptor Auguste Rodin will also be up for bid and is expected to sell for up $300,000.

Hackman, revered for his roles in “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” among other films, began immersing himself in the arts after retiring from acting in 2004.

His collected works, which include Post-War and Contemporary art and Western and Native American pieces, reflect the “same intellectual rigour and emotional depth that defined his acting—built not by trends, but through instinct and curiosity,” Bonhams stated on its website.

Two online auctions will be held in tandem with the live showcase.

The events—scheduled to run from Nov. 8 to Nov. 21 and from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4—will feature Hackman’s personal artworks, annotated books from his library, and various cinematic memorabilia, including scripts, posters, and his Golden Globe statuettes.

Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 19, 2003. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File

The Oscar winner took home his first Golden Globe for “Best Actor” in 1972 for his performance in the 1971 action thriller “The French Connection.”

The Golden Globes that Hackman subsequently garnered for his roles in “Unforgiven” (1992) and “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001) will be auctioned off, along with the Cecil B. DeMille Award he received in 2003 for his outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. The statuettes are expected to sell between $3,000 and $5,000.

“Together, these sales offer an intimate portrait of Hackman’s private world and a rare opportunity for collectors to engage with his creative life,” Anna Hicks, head of private & iconic collections at Bonhams, said in a statement.

“Whether through the art, scripts, or personal objects, what emerges is more than a collection—it is a life lived with purpose, curiosity, and uncompromising vision.”

Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Feb. 26.

Their deaths were ruled to be from natural causes: Hackman died of heart disease, with Alzheimer’s disease listed as a contributing factor, while Arakawa succumbed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare infectious disease that is spread by infected rodents.