Christo and Jeanne-Claude s art collection auctioned
Sotheby s auction house in Paris has Christo and Jeanne-Claude s personal art collection up for auction. A sketch for their work The Umbrellas sold for five times the estimated value.
Jeanne-Claude and Christo
The art world has an eye on Paris this week. It s not often that the personal collection of a pair of deceased artists gets sold off to the highest bidder. The duo of tireless packaging artists have collected these works over the course of their colorful lives. At the first part of the auction on Wednesday, sales soared to $9.8 million; the remaining lots are to be auctioned on Thursday.
As prices soar in the high-end collectibles market, cards of stars like Mike Trout and James are in the same discussion as those of Honus Wagner and Mickey Mantle.
The auction will be online-only with previews by appointment only at the gallery in Paoli, Pa. All lots have a $10 starting bid; it’s a tactic designed to encourage people to bid early and bid often.
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