Harry Macklowe is a prominent New York real estate developer known for his ambitious projects, including the GM Building and 432 Park Avenue. Linda Macklowe, his former wife, is an art collector, curator, and former museum trustee. The couple was married for 59 years before undergoing a high-profile and contentious divorce, which led to the record-breaking auction of their extensive art collection. The Macklowe Collection: A Landmark Sale Due to their divorce settlement, their renowned art collection was auctioned at Sotheby’s in two parts (November 2021 and May 2022). The combined sales totaled $922.2 million, making it the most expensive collection ever sold at auction

[Bitter $2bn divorce spawns the most expensive art auction ever](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/17/harry-macklowe-art-collection-bitter-divorce-spawns-sothebys-auction/).

Top 10 Most Valuable Paintings from the Macklowe Collection

1. Mark Rothko – No. 7 (1951) – $82.5 million

2. Alberto Giacometti – Le Nez (1947) – $78.4 million

3. Jackson Pollock – Number 17, 1951 – $61.2 million

4. Andy Warhol – Nine Marilyns (1962) – $47.3 million

5. Cy Twombly – Untitled (2007) – $58.9 million

6. Gerhard Richter – Seestück (Seascape) (1975) – $30.2 million

7. Willem de Kooning – Untitled XIII – $32.1 million

8. Sigmar Polke – Rasterbild mit Palmen – $21.5 million

9. Pablo Picasso – Mousquetaire et Femme à la Fleur (1967) – $20.0 million

10. Jean Dubuffet – Paris Polka – $14.2 million

The collection also included works by Agnes Martin, Robert Ryman, Jeff Koons, Donald Judd, and Roy Lichtenstein, among others [The Macklowe Collection](https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/the-macklowe-collection-1).