this Auction from the art collection of co-founder Paul Allen microsoft, success This Wednesday, at Christie’s home in New York, a record $1,506 millionwhere buyers bid quickly and multiply the estimated values of almost all jobs.
Allen’s collection covers nearly 500 years of art historyit was divided into two days, and on this first night sixty precious pieces were presented; Taken together, they far exceeded the 922 million collected in May in the sale of the Macklowe collection, which is by far the most expensive in history.
Most popular works great impressionist masters and the best example was ‘Les poseuses, ensemble’ by Georges Seurat.An intimate image made with characteristic pointillism sold for 149.24 million, five times the artist’s maximum price.
The 100 million dollar limit has also been exceeded a Cézanne (‘La Montaigne Sainte-Victoire’, 137 million), a Van Gogh (‘Verger avec cypress’, 117 million)a Gauguin (‘Maternité II’, 105 million) and a Klimt (‘Birch Forest’, 104 million) all set new milestones for signatories.
Despite their lower price, they also accentuated a family portrait. Lucian Freud (86 million), one of the famous bridge scenes Claude Monet (64 million)An abstract and colorful painting by Jasper Johns (55 million) and a scene from the canals of Venice by Edouard Manet (almost 52 million).
From the start of the sale, interested parties were seen to systematically bid until nearly all artists’ recordings were shattered, raising the question of whether the quality of the treasures Allen left had more weight or the will to execute. the desire for the proceeds to go to charitable causes.
Concentration of those presentbig New York dealers were there and even businessman Francois-Henri Pinault was interrupted only after the final hammer blow when more than 1,500 million collections were unveiled and a burst of applause, according to The New York Times.
The expectation of the auction has been reflected to the public in recent days. Waiting in line to enter Christie’s headquartersSee nearly 150 works, from Botticelli to Hockney, brought together by the businessman, who died at Rockefeller Center in 2018 and is considered a “visionary”, as well as in art.
Allen’s collection was the most expensive before the sale ended, and It will continue to rise in value when the remaining 95 pieces are auctioned tomorrow.starting at estimated prices much lower than today, from a minimum of $3,000 to a maximum of three million.
Source: Informacion
