Auction house Sotheby's sold the world's most expensive collection at auction in New York 
Auction house Sotheby's sold the world's most expensive art collection for hundreds of millions of dollars. The relevant information appeared on the company's website.
It was reported that the meeting belonged to New York billionaires Harry and Linda Macklowe (Harry and Linda Macklowe). The auction took place on November 15 in New York. The buyers' names were not disclosed. It is known that the auction participants purchased various works of art, including: paintings, dishes, sculptures and photographs.
According to the material, in total, the collection went under the hammer for 676.1 million dollars (49 billion rubles). which is an absolute record for a single meeting. The total amount exceeded the initial estimate, which ranged from 439.4 to 618.9 million dollars.
It is noted that two works were sold the most, namely, a painting by American abstract artist Mark Rothko.
“Number 7 “and sculpture” Nose “by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti. Their cost was 82.5 and 78.4 million dollars (5.9 and 5.6 billion rubles), respectively.
In April it became known that the first Yeezy sneakers of rapper Kanye West were sold at an auction at the highest price in history. The prototype Nike Air Yeezy 1 sneaker, designed by hip-hop artist in collaboration with designer Mark Smith for Nike in 2007, was redeemed for $ 1.8 million (135 million rubles).
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