ART

The fight over the huge personal art collection of Swiss industrialist Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza may be over. British Arts Minister Richard Luce told Parliament the government had withdrawn its proposal to house the collection, rated in the art world as second in importance only to that of Queen Elizabeth. The British drop-out was based on the baron’s recent promise to lend most of his collection to Spain for 10 years. Luce added that the government’s position could change if the Spanish deal falls through. The baron has been seeking a permanent home for much of his collection, estimated to be worth more than $1.4 billion.