Sotheby's auctions art collection worth over $450 million

Sotheby's has put up for auction a collection of paintings worth over $450 million. The collection includes 12 works by impressionists and modernists from the private collection of Argentine collector Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier. The collection, kept private for many years, features pieces by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and other renowned artists. According to Sotheby's valuation, the total value of the artworks exceeds $450 million. The most expensive lot is Van Gogh's 'Flowering Chestnut Branches,' estimated at $180 million. Before the sale, the paintings will be exhibited in London, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Paris. The auction will take place on November 18 in New York.