, 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.
elonmusk An oil painting of the beloved Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 million. It's about valuing art. I wonder how much this oil painting of mine, in which I describe the Big Bang and the evolution of the world, will be sold (if Elon Musk does not accept it as a gift).
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The only reason why people don't buy art is that there are not enough “local” markets to sell them vs gold where you can go to a pawn shop or jewelry store to get the value. If there were more art local marketplaces people would definitely buy art more