Paul Allen: Largest-ever art auction to sell Microsoft co-founder's billion-dollar collection
Paul Allen: Largest-ever art auction to sell Microsoft co-founder's billion-dollar collection
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An estimated $1bn (£847m) worth of artwork belonging to the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will be sold at Europe's biggest art auction story.
Auction house Christie's said proceeds from the November sale would be donated to charity, as Mr Allen wished.
The collection includes masterpieces by Botticelli, Renoir, David Hockney and Roy Lichtenstein.
Mr. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with childhood friend Bill Gates, died in 2018 aged 65. .
The pieces will include La Montagne Sainte-Victoire by French painter Paul Cézanne, valued at over $100m (£85m).
Christie's CEO Guillaume Cerutti said the auction will be like no other.
"The inspiring figure of Paul Allen, the extraordinary quality and diversity of the works, and the dedication of all profits to philanthropy, create a unique combination that will make the sale of the Paul G Allen collection a event of unprecedented magnitude,” he said.
An estimated $1bn (£847m) worth of artwork belonging to the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will be sold at Europe's biggest art auction story.
Auction house Christie's said proceeds from the November sale would be donated to charity, as Mr Allen wished.
The collection includes masterpieces by Botticelli, Renoir, David Hockney and Roy Lichtenstein.
Mr. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with childhood friend Bill Gates, died in 2018 aged 65. .
The pieces will include La Montagne Sainte-Victoire by French painter Paul Cézanne, valued at over $100m (£85m).
Christie's CEO Guillaume Cerutti said the auction will be like no other.
"The inspiring figure of Paul Allen, the extraordinary quality and diversity of the works, and the dedication of all profits to philanthropy, create a unique combination that will make the sale of the Paul G Allen collection a event of unprecedented magnitude,” he said.
Image source, Getty Images
Image source, Getty Images
