Paul Allen's Collection sells for a record $1 billion

This truly is chalked full of beautiful artwork.

This Seurat was the most expensive sale at a cost of $149 million.

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Pastel chalk? :slightly_smiling_face:

chocked…but I know nothing about English it is my second language. I do not have a first language.

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It is a shame that Allen wasn’t rich enough to create a museum to house this amazing sounding collection.

There are only x number of gems. The gems are worth a lot but would not populate a good sized museum.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC has several sections with personal art collections, labeled with the original owner.
Wendy

Perhaps the most remarkable collectors of all time.

I went to this talk…