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Friday, November 12, 2010

Property from the Collection of Lord Beaverbrook at Sotheby's

Sotheby’s will offer important old master paintings, modern British art and other works from the collection of 20th-century press baron and business tycoon Lord Beaverbrook in a series of auctions in both London and New York through January 2011, beginning with the Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale on 8 December 2010 in London. Proceeds from the sales will go to benefit the Beaverbrook Foundation, a charitable organization.

The highlight of the collection is Claude-Joseph Vernet’s A Grand View of the Sea Shore Enriched with Buildings, Shipping and Figures, a monumental canvas depicting a peaceful seascape at sunset (est. $1.5/2 million*). The work will be offered in the New York auction of Important Old Master Paintings on 27 January 2011.

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