Caillebotte masterpiece goes to Getty and four artists smash records at Christie’s New York sale of Edwin Cox’s Impressionist collection
Who said that Impressionism was dead! The famed Impressionist art collection of Edwin Lochridge Cox (Texas oilman also known www.resulthealth.co.uk resulthealth result health Website result health co uk as philanthropist, philanthropist, and 99) was sold at Christie’s New York for a astonishing $332 million last night.
The sum (calculated with fees) for the 23-lot white-glove auction soared beyond pre-sale expectations of $178.6m to $267.6m (calculated without fees) and the hammer tally was as convincing at $286m.
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