Though little is known about the seller of the paintings, other than they come from a noble family that has seen better days, the collection is special because most similar works of such value have been taken out of the country over the past 40 years.
Hungarian artists from the 19th and 20th century are also well represented in the auction catalogue, among them Károly Lotz, Bertalan Székely, Fülöp László and László Paál. Bidding for some rare study sketches by Pál Merse Szinyei will start at HUF 1 million. A double-sided pastel showing portraits of two women has a reserve price of HUF 17 million, and another pastel by József Rippl Rónai called Woman With White Gloves - one of two works by the artist at the auction -has a reserve price of HUF 12 million.
