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London, UNITED KINGDOM · Jun 10, 2026
Asset
BGUK_3608311_011
Date
Jun 10, 2026
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From set #3608311Masterpieces from The Lewis Collection sale at Sotheby's · 16 assets in this set
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BGUK_3608311 - Sotheby’s will stage a landmark exhibition in London ( free to view 10-23 June ) and two sales of masterpieces from the renowned Lewis Collection. Estimated in the region of £200 million, this will be the most valuable single-owner collection ever offered at auction in Europe, bringing together defining masterpieces of modern figurative painting. Assembled over decades by Joe Lewis and his daughter Vivienne, many of the works in the collection have been exhibited in major museums across the globe – a testament to their exceptional art historical significance – and many have not been seen on the open market for decades, if at all. Modern Day Auction including Masterpieces from The Lewis Collection ( 25th June 2026 ) - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 'Midinettes avec leurs cartons poursuivies par un monsieur' Est val £300,000 - £400,000 - Pablo Picasso 'Portrait de Dora Maar' Est val £600,000 - £800,000 - Gustav Klimt 'Freundinnen nach rechts (Friends facing right)' Est val £80,000 - £120,000 - Frank Auerbach 'J.Y.M. Seated' Est val £400,000 - £600,000 - Edgar Degas 'Loge d’actrices' Est val £500,000 - £700,000 - Claude Monet 'Portrait d’homme debout' Est val £150,000 - £200,000 - Pierre Bonnard 'Femme faisant une réussite' Est val £350,000 - £450,000 - Amedeo Modigliani 'Le Fils du peintre Micheli' Est val £80,000 - £120,000 -
Location
London, UNITED KINGDOM
