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[ad_1] Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic $1 billion. Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic $1 billion Wednesday, Christie's auction house said, with records set for works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Seurat and Klimt.Five paintings entered the exclusive club of works of art sold for more than $100 million at auction, the New York auction house said, in a sign that the art market continues to grow despite economic uncertainties related to the war in Ukraine and inflation. The most expensive piece of the evening, Georges Seurat's 1888 work "Les Poseuses, Ensemble (small version)", a renowned work of pointillism, fetched $...

[ad_1] New York: Christie's announced plans on Thursday to auction off the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which it estimated to be worth more than $1 billion.The November auction of more than 150 pieces spanning 500 years of art history will be "the largest and most exceptional art auction in history," Christie's said in a statement.The works will include "La montagne Sainte-Victoire" by French painter Paul Cezanne, valued at more than $100 million, the auction house said.It is holding the auction with the late billionaire's estate. Christie's said all proceeds will go to charitable causes, as per the wishes of Allen, who was an avid art collector, innovator and philanthropist."To Paul, art was both analytical and emotional. He believed that art expressed a uniqu...

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Van Gogh, Cezanne to Gauguin, Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen’s art collection tops $1 bn

“Largest In History”: Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen’s Art Collection Up For Auction