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Coverage dated November 9, 2022

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s private art collection sells for record $1.5 billion

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All the proceeds from the auction will go to charitable causes.

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  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s private art collection sells for record $1.5 billion (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    All the proceeds from the auction will go to charitable causes.

  2. Washington Times

    Art from Microsoft founder Paul Allen sells for $1.5 billion (opens Washington Times)

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    Works by artists including Cezanne, Seurat, and van Gogh sold for a record-breaking $1.5 billion during the first part of Christie’s two-day auction of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen’s masterpiece-heavy collection.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's art collection fetches a record $1.5 billion (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN and Oscar Holland, CNN Art from the private collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen fetched over $1.5 billion on Wednesday to become the largest single-owner sale in auction history.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Art Collection Tops $1.5 Billion at Auction (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The collection of Paul Allen, the late co-founder of Microsoft, was a treasure trove of masterpieces spanning 500 years.

  5. France 24

    Paul Allen's art collection tops $1 bn at Christie's (opens France 24)

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    Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic $1 billion Wednesday, Christie's auction house said, with records set for works…

  6. Forbes

    Most Expensive Art Auction Ever: Paul Allen’s Collection Fetches Record $1.5 Billion (opens Forbes)

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    It’s the first time a single owner’s art collection has broken the billion-dollar threshold—and the action hasn’t ended yet.

  7. The Guardian

    Biggest art sale in history as Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s collection fetches $1.5bn (opens The Guardian)

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    Works by Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh and Gustav Klimt each sell for more than $100m, with more set for auction on Thursday

  8. Geek Wire

    Paul Allen’s private art collection fetches more than $1.5B in record-setting auction (opens Geek Wire)

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    The sale of the private art collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen shattered auction records on Wednesday night, as Christie’s New York reeled in more than $1.5 billion…

  9. Insider

    An auction of 60 works from the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's art collection smashes records by raising $1.5 billion (opens Insider)

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    Super-wealthy bidders pay more than $100 million apiece for five works, with Seurat's "Les Poseuses" fetching almost $150 million, Christie's said.

  10. New York Times

    Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1.5 Billion, Cracking Records (opens New York Times)

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    A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part charity sale. Five topped $100 million.

  11. CBS News

    Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's art collection fetches record $1.5 billion at Christie's: "The biggest sale in auction history" (opens CBS News)

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    The auction house said that all the proceeds would be donated to charity, as Paul Allen had requested.

  12. The Daily Caller

    Art Collection Belonging To Late Microsoft Co-Founder Sells For $1.5 Billion (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A fine art collection that once belonged to the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen sold for a record-breaking $1.5 billion Wednesday.

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