Step inside the world of one of Britain's greatest collectors in a spectacular new exhibition at Sotheby's
Friend and patron to a starry cast of 20th-century artists, British-born collector Pauline Karpidas is auctioning the contents of her London home in a groundbreaking exhibition at Sotheby’s, which recreates her uniquely stylish milieu.
She didn’t come from money or nobility. She grew up in a two-up, two-down house in Manchester, attending secretarial college before making her first original move: upping sticks for Greece, where she opened a boutique. It was here that she met her husband, shipping and construction magnate Constantine “Dinos” Pauline, who was an accomplished collector of 19th-century and Impressionist art. Dinos not only kickstarted his wife’s creative impulse, but also offered her the resources to nurture it.
Visitors to the exhibition that precedes the sale at Sotheby’s in New Bond Street will experience a recreation of this milieu. “The galleries will undergo a complete transformation - an immersive takeover that invites visitors to step into a world inspired by Pauline’s magical, whimsical interiors,”
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The forthcoming sale of the Pauline Karpidas collection is historic ,the most valuable singleowner auction ever staged by Sotheby’s in Europe, with an estimate of over £60 million. Comprising some 250 works from her London home, the collection spans Surrealist and modernist masterpieces by Magritte, Dalí, Carrington, Ernst, Picasso and Warhol.
Join us for a focused tour which will explore both the work and the legacy of Karpidas’s collecting.
Our tour 30-45 mins with one of Sotheby’s incredible specialist followed by 45 mins of refreshments in Sothebys Preferred Members Lounge.
