The most anticipated event in the American art world this spring is certainly the sale of the exceptional single-owner Wolf Family collection, which will be conducted by Sotheby’s over the period of an entire week, starting on April 19th. Expected to draw audiences from all over the world, it is the most important collection of American art ever to appear at auction. It is hard to believe that it was accomplished in just a couple of decades by one generation that was new to art. Everything about the family’s story and collection—a labor of love by Erving and Joyce Wolf—embodies the promise of the American dream. Shortly after finding each other in the 1950s, the two realized that they shared a passion and love for collecting. Yet, it took years for them to fully define their ultimate interest and the subject of their connoisseurship. They were a family that achieved enormous success in the business world before turning their focus to collecting art and decorative arts treasures, ultimately capturing the spirit and taste of America. They were not tastemakers by the current definition and their name may not be familiar to the general public, but the Wolf Family Collection has been very known within museum and art circles for decades.