Jeff Koons is selling US$100 million of his personal art collection
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Jeff Koons at the press preview of his exhibition, Lost In America, on Nov 20, 2021, at Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq in Doha.
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Zachary Small
- Jeff Koons is selling nine works of art from his personal collection through Christie’s in November, with the sale expected to bring in more than US$100 million.
- The top lot is Picasso’s 1969 painting Le Baiser, expected to fetch about US$40 million.
- The sale shows Koons’ long interest in Picasso and may help fund his own art practice.
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NEW YORK – A trove of valuable works of art covering 500 years of history will be sold in November by what Christie’s auction house described only as a “distinguished private collector”.
That is a somewhat modest description. The seller is arguably the most famous living artist in the world – Jeff Koons, according to two auction experts with knowledge of the deal who were not authorised to speak officially. The sale will be part of the November marquee auctions in New York.