Madoff Victim Has 12 Rothkos; Collectors Salivate

Financier J. Ezra Merkin’s investment funds reportedly lost more than $3 billion in Bernard Madoff’s gigantic Ponzi scheme. Now that Merkin might need some cash, there’s a great deal of interest in the dozen Mark Rothko canvases he’s collected. They’re not currently for sale, says Merkin’s art adviser, but “everything has a price.”