After San Francisco museum acquires Canaletto painting in pre-auction deal, Christie’s marquee Getty sale brings in $79.4m

One of the crown jewels of the collection of the San Francisco-based philanthropists Ann and Gordon Getty—which is being offered at Christie’s in a series of auctions that kicked off with a major evening sale Thursday (20 October)—will be staying in the Bay Area thanks to a last-minute deal brokered by another important collector from […]