Sotheby's Old Masters sent to Dubai
December 8 2020
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Thenationalnews.com has published an interesting story that Sotheby's will be sending their top-ticket Old Master Paintings to Dubai for one day. On the 16th December 2020 interested parties will be able to see the $80m Botticelli and the $20-30m Rembrandt that are coming up in their New York sales. The paintings will be on display in the auction house's premises in the DIFC area of the city (pictured).
After having been told how much it costs to send such works to such temporary exhibitions, it is quite amazing to consider the extravagance of such a short trip! I suppose the ongoing COVID crisis has played its part, but it also highlights how important these new markets are for these significant old masters.
