Getty sought to allay his anxiety in a variety of ways. He focused on his business interests. He wandered across Europe. He spent several weeks researching Rembrandt’s portrait of Marten Looten, which he owned. Like the young John D. Rockefeller a century earlier, the sixtyish Getty relaxed by totting up his income and expenses each evening. One entry from Paris listed sums under “income” that were measured in the thousands and millions, while under “expenses” were such things as “newspaper—10 centimes” and “bus fare—5 centimes.” Coming back to the United States, he finally won his twenty-year
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