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Former Rich Lister John Schaeffer dies after being hit by ute – The Australian Financial Review
Art and trophy home collector and former Rich Lister John Schaeffer has died after being hit by a ute in Sydney’s CBD.
A former trustee and Foundation trustee, his many major gifts of art to the Gallery were all made with the intelligent eye of a great collector, Mr Brand said. He will be deeply missed by the Australian arts community.
Among Schaeffers gifts to the AGNSW are the Lord Frederic Leighton marble sculpture, An athlete wrestling with a python (1888-1891), donated to the gallery in 2017.
John Schaeffer at the Bonnington residence in Bellevue Hill he once owned. Supplied
Schaeffer migrated to Austral…
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