More than 400 pieces of Gene Hackman’s possessions are up for auction | Gene Hackman

Busts of Rodin and works by Kandinsky and Matisse are among about 400 items owned by the late actor that will be up for auction next month.

Three Golden Globe Award statuettes, an assortment of film memorabilia, annotated scripts, posters and an easel are also up for sale in the three-stage auction run by Bonhams.

Prices are relatively low, with Globes ranging from $3,000 to $5,000, while initial bids for Hackman’s dartboard are at $10 and his Seiko diver’s wristwatch is worth $600.

Hackman retired from acting about 20 years ago and devoted his time to drawing and writing novels. Many of Hackman’s artworks are also up for grabs, including still lifes, portraits, and a bronze head of his wife, Betsy Arakawa.

The couple, along with one of their dogs, were found dead inside their home on February 26. Authorities later determined that the 95-year-old actor died about a week after his wife’s death, as he was suffering from heart disease and complications of Alzheimer’s disease.

His wife died of Hantavirus, a rare condition caused by exposure to rodent droppings.

Hackman was one of the giants of American cinema, having won two Oscars for his role in The French Connection in 1971 and Unforgiven in 1992. The Academy does not allow the resale of its awards, but the Golden Globe Awards have no such restrictions.

Hackman’s other major films include Bonnie and Clyde, The Poseidon Adventure, Superman, Hoosiers, The Conversation, The Birdcage, and The Royal Tenenbaums.