Little-Known David Hockney Painting Expected to Fetch $45 Million USD at Christie's Auction

Christie's will soon launch its postwar and contemporary art evening sale in New York this November. Leading the lots is a little-known painting by the famed British artist, David Hockney. Titled 'Sur la Terrasse,' the piece portrays Hockney's longtime lover Peter Schlesinger. The life-sized piece was made in 1971 by the artist and features Schlesinger standing outside of a hotel balcony during the pair's trip to Marrakech, Morocco. The work is estimated to sell for between $25 million USD and $...