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Wednesday, 04 February 2015 11:02

Eric Clapton will Sell a Cy Twombly Painting from his Personal Collection

The painting will be offered at Sotheby's London. The painting will be offered at Sotheby's London. Wikimedia Commons

British rock legend Eric Clapton is selling Cy Twombly's "Crimes of Passion I" (1960). The painting will go under the hammer next week during Sotheby's London Contemporary Art Evening Auction, and comes with a presale estimate of £4-6 million.

Clapton hasn't hold on to the Twombly masterpiece for long. The guitar hero purchased it in November 2012 at Sotheby's New York—but then again, it looks like Clapton has become a very astute market player.

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