“The Macklowe Collection is a compendium of masterpieces like no other - its visceral and intellectual power proved completely irresistible to collectors the world over.”
Brooke Lampley, Sotheby’s Chairman & Worldwide Head of Sales for Global Fine Art
“The market raised its hand tonight, not just for masterworks, but to honor the art of collecting at its highest level.”
Mari-Claudia Jimenez, Sotheby’s Chairman & Worldwide Head of Business Development for Global Fine Arts
NEW YORK, 15 November – In a dynamic saleroom with more than 300 attendees and a worldwide audience generating a further one million views online, this evening’s highly-anticipated sale of 35 works from The Macklowe Collection etched its name into history as the most valuable single owner sale ever staged, and the most valuable sale ever held at Sotheby’s.
Totaling an above-estimate $676.1 million, the sale saw collectors from around the world compete for museum-quality works that together chart the greatest artistic achievements of the last 80 years.
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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium and are net of any fees paid to the purchaser where the purchaser provided an irrevocable bid.
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