A $450M art collection is poised to break Van Gogh and Cézanne’s auction records
The 12 works are valued at about $450 million, and Sotheby’s says van Gogh and Cézanne could set new auction records.
- On Wednesday, Sotheby's unveiled five Impressionist masterpieces from the Blaquier-Arrieta collection in London, ahead of a November New York auction where the 12-piece collection is expected to fetch around $450 million.
- Assembled by the late Argentine heiress Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier and her husband Carlos Pedro Blaquier, the collection remained private at their family estate, La Biznaga, until their children released it for sale.
- Works by Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro are included; the rare Van Gogh is estimated at $180 million and the Cezanne at $120 million.
- Before the New York auction, the collection will tour Taipei, Hong Kong, and Paris; Helena Newman, Sotheby's chairman of Impressionist and Modern art, says there is "a return to really established, tried and tested works."
- The family is retaining important Latin American holdings while releasing the Impressionist core, a move Sotheby's characterizes as part of a generational shift in art ownership as major collections pass to new owners.
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Masterpieces from the private collection of a deceased Argentine couple are up for sale.
Works by van Gogh and Cézanne up for sale in Sotheby’s $450 million auction - WXXV News 25
By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — A dozen Impressionist and post-Impressionist artworks collectively valued at almost half a billion dollars are going up for auction after sitting unseen for decades in a fabled private collection in South America. Sotheby’s auction house said Wednesday that works by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne are expected to smash records for the artists in the Nov. 18 sale in New York. If so, it would be the latest sign th…
Sothebys will auction 12 works of impressionist and post-impressionist art on November 18 in New York, which, as a whole, can reach around 395 million euros. The pieces belong to the private collection Blaquier-Arrieta and some are not seen in public for more than 50 years.
Twelve paintings hidden in a private collection for roughly 50 years are heading to a New York auction valued near $450 million, including a $180 million Van Gogh and a $120 million Cézanne
An exceptional auction is on the horizon for November 18, 2026, showcasing a collection of twelve remarkable impressionist and post-impressionist pieces, valued at almost $500 million. Highlighted artworks include Vincent van Gogh’s 'Châtaigniers en fleurs' and Paul Cézanne’s 'Arlequin,' which have not been publicly available for decades. Sotheby's is optimistic about attracting a global congregation of elite buyers, promising a historic event i…
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