Van Gogh painting not seen in decades could fetch $180 million at auction
Summary
A private collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, including works by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne, will be auctioned in New York. Some paintings have not been seen publicly for over 50 years and are expected to reach very high prices, with van Gogh's piece estimated at $180 million.Key Facts
- Twelve artworks by famous artists, such as van Gogh, Cézanne, Monet, Degas, and Renoir, will be auctioned.
- The paintings come from the Blaquier-Arrieta collection in South America, owned by the late Argentine collectors Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier and Carlos Pedro Blaquier.
- The auction will take place on November 18 in New York at Sotheby’s auction house.
- Van Gogh’s painting "Chestnut Trees in Flower" is estimated to sell for $180 million.
- Cézanne’s portrait "Harlequin" is estimated at $120 million and has not been shown in public for 50 years.
- The collection is compared to a small version of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, known for its famous Impressionist art.
- Experts say this collection is very rare because the works were never loaned or displayed publicly before.
- Buyers are expected from around the world, including tech billionaires and wealthy institutions from multiple continents.
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