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A time capsule collection of art treasures assembled in the 1950’s is estimated to bring in more than $65 million at Sotheby’s in New York next month.  Seminal works by Paul Cezanne and Amadeo Modigliani are included in the collection of Alex and Elisabeth Lewyt.  The sale of 200 works will benefit a charitable foundation to be established in their name.  They will be offered in a series of Impressionist and Modern Art sales.

Simon Shaw, head of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art department in New York, commented:  “The Lewyts’ connoisseurship is reflected in the exquisite quality of works from a roll call of key Impressionist and Modern artists – from Renoir, Degas and Pissarro through Picasso, Braque and Matisse.”

Paul Cézanne – Les Pommes Painted in 1889-90.($25-35 million). Click on image to enlarge).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR $41,605,000.

L’Amazone – Painted in 1909. Signed Modigliani ($20-30 million). (Click on image to enlarge).  UPDATE: THIS MADE $25,925,000.

Auguste Renoir Petite baigneuse ($150,000-250,000). Click on image to enlarge.

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