$350M Mexican art collection secretly sold by NYC curator, causing mayhem — and he was accused of stealing it in the first place

The art world is outraged over one of the most prominent collections of Mexican artwork leaving the country for Spain.  

The Gelman Collection of Mexican art includes 96 works by Frida Kahlo, her husband Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, and many others, once owned by Natasha Gelman, who relocated to Mexico from Europe to escape World War II.  

It has recently emerged that the collection was quietly sold in 2023 by its custodian, 85-year-old New York City art curator Robert Littman.

The works were acquired by the Monterrey-based Zambrano family, part owners of cement company CEMEX, who used the