Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen’s artworks sell for $1.5 billion

An auctioneer sells Georges Seurat’s Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version) in front of a crowd full of bidders. (Credit: Christie's)

Works from the immense private art collection hand-picked by late Microsoft Co-founder Paul G. Allen have sold for more than $1.5 billion, marking the biggest art sale in auction history.

Part of Allen’s collection went to auction in New York on Wednesday, with auction house Christie’s overseeing the sale.