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Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014); 安思遠（1929-2014年）
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014) was a true and passionate 已故著名古董商安思遠先生（1929-2014年）是一位熱衷的收藏
connoisseur-dealer who was an important benefactor of the 家、鑑賞家，更是慷慨的捐助者，曾為美國大都會博物館重要的贊
Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as a great collector of Asian art 助人。安氏的私人收藏可說是一個重要的亞洲藝術寶庫，其收藏包
including ancient bronzes, Ming furniture, fine jade, modern Chinese 括古代青銅器、明代家具、精美玉器、中國書畫，喜馬拉雅、印度
paintings, Himalayan, Indian and Southeast Asian works of art. He 及東南亞藝術等。年輕時結識了當年東方藝術界著名古董商Alice
acknowledged Alice Boney (1901-1988) as his mentor, who was Boney（1901-1988年），後來更成為師徒。安氏曾經說過:「我是一
a prominent dealer in Oriental art. He once said ‘I’m a dealer who 個會收藏的古董商，但我拒絕做一個交易的收藏家。」
collects. I refuse to be a collector who deals.’
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