(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 12, 2022 Christie's senior specialist and senior vice president Alex Marshall (R) views 'The Conversation' by David Hockney on display at Christie's Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, California during the media preview of "Visionary: The Paul Allen Collection. " - 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. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

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Art & Design

Paul Allen's art collection breaks auction records, fetching $1.5 billion at Christie's

Only 60 of 150 lots from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection were sold on Wednesday, with five pieces selling for more than $100 million

AFP

November 10, 2022

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