If you have at any time want to see what an artwork selection really worth $1.5 billion seems like, you can assessment photographs on the Christies website of the assortment of the late Paul Allen – the co-founder of Microsoft.
It truly is a certainly awesome collection and perfectly worth drooling about. I’ve found a selection of the artworks before.
60 heaps were being marketed in the evening sale of Component I of the Sale past evening – which established a new record for a one-session, single-owner sale
On 9 November in New York, Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Selection kicked off with Section I, which surpassed the $1 billion mark at the 32nd large amount and broke information throughout groups. The evening saw 60 extraordinary operates reach a full of $1,506,386,000, developing the Allen collection as the most valuable private collection in heritage. 5 paintings reached costs earlier mentioned $100 million. Overview
Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Assortment
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| The e-edition of the Christies Catalogue Protect for the Sale of The Paul G Allen Assortment |
This is when I uncover out the name guiding the private art collection which lent some of the most renowned paintings I’ve witnessed in artwork exhibitions I’ve visited. From time to time the collections announce the identify of the proprietor and sometimes they never – and I will not think I’ve ever noticed his name on any of the labels I read assiduously! But I could be incorrect…..
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| Tales from the Paul G Allen Collection |
All of the lots arrived to market backed by money assures, both secured by so-referred to as third occasion assures or those people backed by Christie’s. In that insured feeling, the night competent as a “white glove” sale, with 100% of the outstanding bounty offered. 20 artists’ auction records ended up broken and 5 functions bought for around $100m, which include expenses, a feat in itself.
PS The overview I initially planned for nowadays has been usurped partly by this sale and partly because of to needing to give some family members guidance…… It will now be released tomorrow.