“To whom belong the one hundred most remarkable artworks of our century?” This is what Assouline is saying for its guide to the 100 most valuable works of art in the world. The book, dubbed “The Impossible Collection,” is aimed straight at avid collectors with detailed information on each of the 100 artworks mentioned in the book. Color-tipped by hand on art-quality paper, each page of this limited edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan. The Impossible Collection in the Assouline Ultimate Collection features the 100 most coveted artworks of the modern era. Making your dream collection takes years of research and good luck at auctions and galleries. In The Impossible Collection, renowned art dealers Philippe Ségalot and Franck Giraud curate the ideal contemporary collection, a collection in which money is no object and anything is possible.

A few of the highlights of The Impossible Collection include...

1. Picasso, Pablo Yo Picasso 1901 Private Collection.

2. Claude Monet, Le parlement, reflets sur la Tamise, 1905. Musée Marmottan, Paris.

3. Derain, André, Charing Cross Bridge, 1906, National Gallery of Art, Washington.

4. Picasso, Pablo Les Demoiselles d’Avignon 1907 MoMA, NY.

5. Klimt, Gustav The Kiss 1906-07 The Belvedere Museum, Vienna.

6. Matisse, Henri Back/Dos I 1913-30. Pompidou, Paris.

7. Braque, Georges Le Pont De La Roche-Guyon 1909. Private Collection.
8. Matisse, Henri Dance 1909-1910. The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.

9. Delaunay, Robert, Disque, 1912-13. Private Collection.

10. Kandinsky, Wassily Komposition VI 1913 The Hermitage, Leningrad.

The book costs $500, but that’s a negligible price to pay for an avid collector of works of art.

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