Sotheby’s to Offer $450 Million Blakier Collection, Led by $180 Million Van Gogh

Sotheby’s in New York is preparing to auction the celebrated Blakier collection on November 18, in a sale billed as one of the year’s most prominent art events.

The collection carries an estimated value of up to $450 million and brings together rare works by leading figures of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.

A painting by Vincent van Gogh, valued at $180 million, is set to be a central attraction. The supplied details did not identify the work by title.

The auction will put a major group of works from the two influential artistic movements before buyers. Whether bidding reaches the collection’s estimated value will become clear when the sale takes place.