, who works on behalf of billionaire collectors, though it’s still unclear if he purchased it for himself or one of his clients.at auction by an American artist and the most valuable from the 20th century, was sold as part of famed late Swiss art dealer Thomas Ammann and his sister Doris’ collection at Christie’s in May.
Placing second was “Les Poseuses, Ensemble ” by Georges Seurat, which fetched $149.24 million and was the most valuable artwork sold during the record-breaking auction of late Microsoft cofounderAlso from the Allen collection was Paul Cézanne’s “La Montagne Sainte-Victoire,” which sold for $137.8 million, nearly double the artist’s previous record at auction.A cyprus landscape by Vincent Van Gogh called “Verger avec cyprès” also broke the artist auction record when it sold for $117.
Paul Gauguin’s “Maternité II” and Gustav Klimt’s “Birch Forest” from Allen’s collection sold for $105.7 million and $104.6 million, respectively, and broke auction records for the artists.e second-highest selling artwork at auction in 2022.