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Billionaires Behind Shanghai’s Long Museum to Sell Works from Their Collection at Sotheby’s

Billionaires Behind Shanghai’s Long Museum to Sell Works from Their Collection at Sotheby’s

ARTnews · 22 Aug, 2023 @ 16:28

Billionaire collectors Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei, the founders of Shanghai’s Long Museum, will sell an estimated $150 million worth of art this auction season at Sotheby’s.

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