Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Art Collection Sells for Record $1.5 Billion at Auction
Paul Allen.Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images; Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Works of art from late Microsoft co-founderPaul G. Allen’s collection were sold at a history-making auction Wednesday night. The treasure trove of “60 extraordinary works” fetched more than $1.5 billion, becoming the most valuable private collection of all time and also breaking multiple additional records, according to Christie’s. “Never before have more than two paintings exceeded $100 million in a single sale, but tonight, we saw five,” Max Carter, Vice Chairman, 20th and 21st Century Art,said in a statement....