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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allens art collection of more than 150 paintings will be auctioned off by Christies in November. Inside the 15 Billion Paul Allen Sale the Most Expensive Art Auction of All Time The late Microsoft cofounder left a veritable trove of seven- and eight-figure works in a.

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Halfway into the Paul Allen sale at Christies on Nov.

. An estimated 1bn 847m worth of art belonging to the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will be sold at the largest art auction in history. Art from the private collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. The top lot of the sale was Claes Oldenburg and. A historic year.

Georges Seurats Les Poseuses Ensemble Petite version 1888 being auctioned during the Paul Allen sale at Christies in New York on Wednesday. Allen co-founder of Microsoft are proud to announce an historic auction of more than 150 masterpieces spanning 500 years of art history. Earlier this year Sothebys raked in 922 million on the acrimonious dispersal of the. The sale of Allens collection comes on the heels of several record-breaking auctions.

Another 95 artworks from Allens collection went to auction Thursday and brought in nearly 116 million. An auction of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allens art collection raised just over 15 billion. FIVE DOZEN works from Paul Cezanne Vincent van Gogh and other revered artists brought in 15 billion last. It sold Wednesday for 104 million.

Five topped 100 million. In just two and a half hours on Wednesday evening Christies auction house presided over the largest single-owner sale in history. He purchased Gustav Klimts Birch Forest for 40 million in 2006. The Christies auction has set a new record as the biggest art sale in.

Allens keen eye for great art also made for great investments. Paul Allens art collection including works by Vincent Van Gogh Paul Cézanne and Georges Seurat raised a record 15 billion the most ever at an auction. Christies auction house said. 9 auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen brought down his gavel at 215 million for a slender four-foot-tall bronze of a woman by.

In a recent estate sale Allens one-of-a-kind accumulation of masterpieces hit the auction block and sold for a combined 15 billion making it the most valuable such collection. Paul Allens art collection fetched more than 15 billion at Christies New York on Wednesday evening part one of a two-day auction of works owned by the late Microsoft co. The most expensive piece to sell Thursday was a sculpture by Claes. Allen founded tech giant Microsoft alongside high.

Paul Cezanne La montagne Sainte-Victoire 1888-1890. Drawn from the art collection of the late. Allen Collection Part II on 10 November 2022 at Christies in New York. Paul Allens art collection hauls in record 15 billion at auction.

Christies and the estate of philanthropist Paul G. Allen Collection is the best sales total in art auction history a total that represents no less than 40 of Christies total. In sum the 162 billion from the Paul G. Allen fetched over 15 billion on Wednesday to become the largest single-owner sale in auction history.

Five dozen works from Paul Cezanne Vincent van Gogh and other revered artists brought in 15 billion on Wednesday at an auction of part of the vast collection of paintings. The artists auction record currently stands at 605 million set way back in 1999. Sold for 8405000 in Visionary. The art collection of Paul Allen the late co-founder of Microsoft fetched more than 15 billion at Christies New York on Wednesday night making it the most valuable single.

An auction of the late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allens blue-chip art collection smashed records this week by raking in more than 15 billion as the largest single-owner sale.