The first part of an art collection owned by real estate developer Harry Macklowe and his ex-wife Linda Burg that was put on sale after their bitter divorce has fetched $676million at an auction in New York.
The now separated couple's incredible treasure trove of high value work was sold off three years after their high profile divorce where they fought over their $2billion wealth after Macklowe, 84, left his wife of 58 years for Patricia Landeau, a Frenchwoman 17 years younger than him.
At the time they fought over a multi-million-dollar estate in East Hampton on coveted Georgica Pond, a $52million apartment at the Plaza Hotel, which spans across the entire seventh floor, and a luxury apartment at 432 Park Avenue.
Their divorce played out publicly and when Macklowe married Landeau, his mistress of two years, in 2019, he erected a 42-foot-tall billboard with portraits of himself and the Frenchwoman on the side of the building at 432 Park Avenue.
And Burg, 80, honorary administrator of the Met Museum, said the couple's impressive art collection was worth just $625million in apparent attempt at low-balling key assets she wanted to keep - though the collection is rumored to be value at $1billion.
But after their highly publicized and stormy separation, a judge ordered the sale of the 65-piece collection after the former couple failed to agree on their value, with the remaining 30 works to be sold later.
Last night in a record two hours, 35 modern and contemporary works - just half of their collection - by artists such as Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Picasso and Giacometti sold for $676 million - a record in one night for Sotheby's in New York.
A painting by Rothko entitled 'N ° 7' was the most expensive item of the evening after it sold for $82.5million.
It was closely followed by a bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti entitled 'Le Nez' - or 'The Nose' - which sold for $78.4million.
Both works were purchased remotely by Asian collectors, Sotheby's said.
With the second part of the collection to be sold in spring 2022, the total could surpass the record set by the Rockefeller collection sold in 2018 at Christie's for $835 million.
Burg (left in 2014) filed for divorce in 2016, after learning that Harry had been putting his French mistress Patricia (right on their wedding day in 2019), who is in her early 60s, up for at least two years in another property
In 2007, the Macklowes bought the 7th floor of the Plaza Hotel for $52million - making it the most expensive apartment in New York at the time; it was renovated into a 14,000-square-foot condo with its own art gallery, dressing room, maid's room, library and 54 windows
The couple have enjoyed their Hamptons property (center) on Georgica Pond for nearly 30 years; the East Hampton area also boasts residents such as Steven Spielberg, while Jay-Z and Beyonce bought a home there over the summer
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