The famous actress has decided to "modernize" their collection

famous Hollywood actress Demi Moore (Demi Moore) to auction Sotheby's two paintings by European artists and academicians of the XIX century. The decision to sell paintings star explained by the fact that he wanted to "modernize" his collection. The works will go under the hammer at the New York auction on Nov. 4.

Interestingly, Demi Moore, in his time speaking at the seventh month of pregnancy as a model for photographer Annie Leibovitz , which was destined to become one of the most popular contemporary works on the theme of motherhood, selected works, the plots are connected with the family. The painting by William Bouguereau (William Bouguereau), completed in 1887, depicts a brother and sister, and written in a 1883 painting by Alfred Stevens (Alfred Stevens) is a portrait of a woman with children. The first work was a higher estimate - from 1 to 1.5 million dollars. In 1995, Moore paid for the "Brothers and Sisters" 178,500 (auction Christie's). That before the creation of Stevens, it does not promise to justify the investment - purchased for 200.5 thousand now estimated at 150-200 thousand dollars.

From October 29 canvases will be exhibited in New York.

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Sources: artinfo.com , artinvestment.ru