This week, the Beverly Hills outpost of Christieโs Los Angeles is showcasing highlights from the art collection once owned by the late Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen. The collection of over 150 artworks, collectively named โVisionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection,โ will be auctioned at Christieโs in November. Poised to be the highest single owner sale ever, the auction is valued at more than $1 billion. Per Allenโs wishes, the estate will donate all the proceeds to philanthropy. The pieces span 500 years of art history, with artists like Vincent van Gogh, Georgia OโKeeffe, Claude Monet, and more.
โIt kind of starts with Botticelli and goes all the way through to David Hockney and the 2010โs,โ International Director at Christieโs Johanna Flaum told the Courier. โWhat we brought to Los Angeles was more of the post-war and contemporary art, mostly in response to the collectors in Los Angeles.โ
The collection will be on view from Oct. 11-15 at 336 N. Camden Drive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.