To the Editor:
Re "Trading a Masterpiece for a Dream" (Feb. 13):
As a former board member of the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, I have been a steadfast supporter of the museum's expansion and a contributor to the capital campaign. However, I am opposed to selling George Grosz's painting "Eclipse of the Sun" to finance, in part, any aspect of the proposed wings or repairs to the building.
The argument that dollars in excess of an appraised value can be spent on the museum's building is disingenuous. The offered amount, not someone's appraisal, establishes value.
The proposed scheme violates the museum's own deaccessioning policy, which explicitly restricts the use of money from sales to acquisitions only. It also flies in the face of accepted ethics throughout the museum world.
Museum experts warn that selling the painting to use any part of the proceeds for building will damage the Heckscher's credibility. Museums may decline to lend works or participate in shared shows, and collectors and artists may be reluctant to donate to the collection.
If the Board of Regents permits this deal, it will set an unfortunate precedent. The tilting table top in the painting will then be seen as a metaphor for the slippery slope everyone is treading.
Patricia Ralph CenterportContinue reading the main story
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To the Editor:
Re "Trading a Masterpiece for a Dream" (Feb. 13):
As a former board member of the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, I have been a steadfast supporter of the museum's expansion and a contributor to the capital campaign. However, I am opposed to selling George Grosz's painting "Eclipse of the Sun" to finance, in part, any aspect of the proposed wings or repairs to the building.
The argument that dollars in excess of an appraised value can be spent on the museum's building is disingenuous. The offered amount, not someone's appraisal, establishes value.
The proposed scheme violates the museum's own deaccessioning policy, which explicitly restricts the use of money from sales to acquisitions only. It also flies in the face of accepted ethics throughout the museum world.
Museum experts warn that selling the painting to use any part of the proceeds for building will damage the Heckscher's credibility. Museums may decline to lend works or participate in shared shows, and collectors and artists may be reluctant to donate to the collection.
If the Board of Regents permits this deal, it will set an unfortunate precedent. The tilting table top in the painting will then be seen as a metaphor for the slippery slope everyone is treading.
Patricia Ralph CenterportContinue reading the main story
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The text is a letter to the editor expressing opposition to the sale of a painting by the Heckscher Museum of Art to finance its expansion and building repairs. It does not contain any mathematical questions or answers.

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