Auction of Rockefeller's paintings could fetch $1BILLION | Daily Mail Online
'One noted art collector and philanthropist, US businessman Ronald Lauder, exclaimed: ‘I have three categories of art: “Oh”, “Oh my” and “Oh my God”. '
'David Rockefeller, who was chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation, was a larger-than-life figure in the mould of the fictitious Citizen Kane. '
'Boasting paintings by Picasso, Monet, Matisse, Seurat and Gauguin that once decorated the walls of the billionaire’s home, the collection is conservatively expected to fetch $700 million (£520 million). '
'However, given the rarity of the items, the sale – which follows Rockefeller’s death aged 101 in March – could achieve far more, even topping $1billion. '
'In addition to the paintings there are other items of historical interest, including a porcelain dessert service made for Napoleon, expected to fetch $250,000 (£185,000). '
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'One noted art collector and philanthropist, US businessman Ronald Lauder, exclaimed: ‘I have three categories of art: “Oh”, “Oh my” and “Oh my God”. '
'David Rockefeller, who was chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation, was a larger-than-life figure in the mould of the fictitious Citizen Kane. '
'Boasting paintings by Picasso, Monet, Matisse, Seurat and Gauguin that once decorated the walls of the billionaire’s home, the collection is conservatively expected to fetch $700 million (£520 million). '
'However, given the rarity of the items, the sale – which follows Rockefeller’s death aged 101 in March – could achieve far more, even topping $1billion. '
'In addition to the paintings there are other items of historical interest, including a porcelain dessert service made for Napoleon, expected to fetch $250,000 (£185,000). '
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