Miro auction cancelled amid Portugal legal dispute

Описание: Christie's auction house has called off the sale of 85 paintings by Catalan Surrealist Joan Miro.

The decision followed uproar over whether the seller, the Portuguese government, should be putting them under the hammer.

Christie's said in a statement that it cancelled the auction, which had been due to take place on Tuesday, due to "legal uncertainties" created by a dispute between politicians in Lisbon over the precious works.

The Miro collection is valued at more than €35 million. It cam...
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