LANDMARK COLLECTION

November 4, 5, 18

The private collection of US billionaire A Alfred Taubman, who died in April, is one of the most valuable ever to go to auction. Spanning from antiquity to contemporary art and valued at US$500 million, it is offered in three sections: Masterworks on November 4, Modern & Contemporary on November 5, and American Art on November 18. Highlights include an untitled work by Willem de Kooning (estimate US$25-30M) and The Great Florida Sunset (US$7-10M), an oil painting by Martin Johnson Heade. sothebys.com