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Art collection of Microsoft co-founder sells for record-breaking $1.5 billion

By Asher Notheis
Published November 10, 2022 7:19pm ET
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Art collection of Microsoft co-founder sells for record-breaking $1.5 billion
This undated photo provided by Christie's shows "La Montagne Sainte-Victoire" by Paul Cezanne, an oil on canvas from the Paul G. Allen Collection. The painting was one of 60 pieces from the Paul G. Allen collection auctioned by Christie's in New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, bringing $1.5 billion in a single night. | (Christie's/Courtesy of the Paul G. Allen Estate via AP, File)

The art collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has sold for a whopping $1.5 billion at an auction on Wednesday night.

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