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Press Release London

For Immediate Release

London | +44 (0)20 7293 6000 | Mitzi Mina | Mitzi.mina@sothebys.com |Leyla Daybelge |Leyla.daybelge@sothebys.com Deutschland I 0 69 74 07 80 I Selei Serafin I selei.serafin@sothebys.com

SOTHEBYS LONDON TO OFFER 141 WORKS FROM THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF DR GUSTAV RAU Highlights Including Works By Monet, El Greco and Tiepolo will be sold to benefit UNICEF Germany

El Greco, Saint Dominic in Prayer, est. 3-5m

Claude Monet, Le Pont de Bois, est. 4-6m

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Jacobo Porto Appointed Governor of Vicenza, est. 3-5m

Later this year, Sothebys will offer for sale 141 works of art, including important paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from the renowned collection of the late Dr. Gustav Rau, the great 20th Century philanthropist and collector. Works will be offered across a broad range of categories, including Impressionist & Modern, Old Master & British Paintings, 19th Century European Paintings and European Sculpture and Works of Art. Highlights include Claude Monets oil on canvas Le Pont de Bois (est. 4-6 million); El Grecos Saint Dominic in Prayer (est. 3-5 million) and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolos Jacopo Porto Appointed Governor of Vicenza (est. 3-5 million) With a combined total value in excess of 16 million, the collection is being sold by UNICEF Germany to fund long-term assistance programs for children, and especially to further assist the Ciriri hospital in eastern Congo.

Dr. Philipp Duke of Wrttemberg, Chairman Sotheby's Europe, Managing Director Sotheby's Germany, said: Dr. Rau collected with a rare energy and wisdom. An austere man who wasted no money on himself, he was nonetheless always ready to pursue the greatest works of art, across all schools and genres, to create one of the 20th Centurys most comprehensive and exciting collections. It is a tremendous honour for Sothebys to be handling works from this illustrious collection and to know that the funds will be used to further causes close to Dr. Raus heart. Gustav Rau (1922-2002), scion of a wealthy German industrialist family, was a truly unique collector. Having followed his father into the automotive business, at the age of 40, he decided to train as a doctor with the intention of working in the developing world. Following his fathers death, he sold the family company and began to use the proceeds to help diminish poverty in the Third World. He moved to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he lived for two decades, building a hospital at Ciriri and serving as a doctor for the surrounding community. Over a period of 40 years, he also indulged his passion for the arts, building one of the worlds most important private collections travelling from his remote village in Africa to purchase prized works in the salerooms of Europe. Self-taught, but with an instinctive eye, his collection encompassed superb works from the early Quattrocento all the way through to the Modern era. On his death, Dr. Rau bequeathed his outstanding collection to UNICEF Germany. Works from the Rau Collection will be offered in: Sothebys London Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, 19th June 2013 Sothebys London Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, 20th June 2013 Sothebys London 19th Century European Paintings, 23rd May 2013 Sothebys London European Sculpture and Works of Art, 2nd July 2013 Sothebys London Old Master & British Paintings Sale, 3rd/4th July 2013 Sothebys London Collections Sale, 24th September 2013 Sothebys Zurich, Swiss Art Sale, 2013 Further information on the sale can be obtained from UNICEF Germany
www.unicef.de/sammlung-rau
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