Sotheby’s, the storied auction house renowned for selling some of the most valuable works of art in the world, announces it will now be home to the ‘Grails’ of digital art. The collection being auctioned off was owned by Three Arrows Capital (3AC) and its Starry Night Capital NFT-collecting fund, both now defunct due to financial insolvency.

The Remarkable Collections

This remarkable ‘unparalleled collection’ of Non-Fungible-Tokens (NFTs) is said to be comprised of some of the most popular art pieces and valuable projects of the Web3 era. Amongst the works featured is ‘The Golden Goose’—Ringers #879 by artist Dmitri Cherniak—and CryptoPunks #6649 by Larva Labs. This curated portfolio aimed to exemplify the possibilities of generative art and its potential impact on the blockchain industry.

3AC’s Views In Digital Art Industry

Despite a bumpy past, 3AC showed immense creative vision in recognizing fine digital pieces and the booming NFT market. In August 2021, the pseudonymous NFT collector Vincent Van Dough unveiled the project of Starry Night Capital, intending to build an impressive portfolio of digital artwork. Though the dream did not come to fruition, it was clear that 3AC understood the potential of the growing digital art industry.

Sotheby’s: Honors the Creators’ Royalties for Secondary Sales

To prepare for selling the Grails collection, Sotheby’s has enlisted its digital art and NFTs team to attract high-profile sales and investors. The auction house is also prioritizing the honor of creators’ royalties for secondary sales, which is essential to the NFT industry’s growth.

“This expansive collection marks an important moment in the rise of generative art on the blockchain in 2021,” commented Sotheby’s Head of Digital Art and NFTs Michael Bouhanna, “and was guided by the 3AC ethos of acquiring some of the highest quality and rarest works available on the market.”

Teneo: Expressed His Confidence In Sotheby’s Commitment to Artists’ Rights

Though 3AC’s liquidation is ongoing, creditors have high hopes their returns will be maximized with Sotheby’s ‘best-in-class approach’ for the sale of such rare and high-value NFT works.

Teneo, 3AC’s liquidator, expressed confidence in the auction house’s professional process, reaffirming their commitment to the artists and respect for the creators’ rights. “The sale of [3AC’s] digital art assets will facilitate a much-needed injection of liquidity into the digital art market and create new opportunities for creators, collectors, and purchasers,” they said.

The collection’s first auction, part of Sotheby’s ‘marquee sale week’, is set to take place this May in New York City. Given the unprecedented artistic collection and reputation of Sotheby’s, the sale of 3AC’s Grails collection is likely to satisfy all expectations.

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