Ronald Perelman lands in Napa the week of his $410M art insurance trial

Ronald Perelman flew from Garfield County, Colorado, to Napa, California, on May 26, 2026, a three-hour-and-seventeen-minute hop in his Gulfstream G650 (N838MF). The trip from the Rocky Mountain ski-and-summer country to Northern California’s wine country came midweek and with no obvious public itinerary.

The same week Perelman’s jet touched down at Napa County Airport, a trial was underway in New York Supreme Court over his $410 million claim for five artworks — including pieces by Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, and Ed Ruscha — that he says were damaged during a 2018 fire at his East Hampton compound, The Creeks, according to [insurancejournal.com](https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/06/03/826029.htm) and [artnews.com](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trial-ron-perelman-insurance-claim-warhol-ruscha-twombly-1234744105/). The trial, which began in early June 2025, has dragged into its third week, with testimony expected from Perelman himself and from Citadel’s Ken Griffin.

The flight from Colorado to Napa is a departure from Perelman’s usual orbit. His Gulfstream G650 more commonly shuttles between East Hampton, Teterboro, Palm Beach, Aspen, and Orlando. The Napa visit may be personal or tied to his extensive art and business interests, but the timing — as a high-stakes insurance trial plays out — is worth noting. Perelman also suffered a personal tragedy this year: his 15-year-old son Oscar died in March, per [pagesix.com](https://pagesix.com/2026/03/25/society/billionaire-ronald-perelmans-son-oscar-dead-at-15/).