New York art auction fall highlights include Paul Allen collection and a rare Warhol

by geemong Sob Lis 05, 2022 5:49 am

New York art auction fall highlights include Paul Allen collection and a rare Warhol

The fall art auction season kicks off in New York City next week, with auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's both expecting to bring in record-breaking sales.

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Among the highlights is Christie's Paul G. Allen Collection, which includes more than 150 pieces spanning 500 years. The collection, from the estate of the late Microsoft co-founder, includes works by Pablo Picasso, Georges Seurat, Paul Cezanne and Lucien Freud.

"Many of the works in the collection are expected to be records for the artist. Many of them actually were records for the artist at the time that they were purchased by Paul Allen from previous auctions, the Freud being one of them," said Christie's Vice Chairman Johanna Flaum.

"We will expect records for Seurat, Cezanne, many of the masterpieces within the collection."

The estimated $1 billion collection will be sold in two live auctions at Christie's Rockefeller Center on Nov. 9-10.

Then on Nov. 17 Christie's will hold a 21st century evening sale with highlights that include Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Sugar Ray Robinson," a portrait of the legendary boxer.

"Our estimate is in the region of $35 million... This painting is an absolute masterpiece by the artist," said Christie's Head of the 21st Century Evening Sale, Isabella Lauria.