Boursicot, whose family traces its roots in Macau to 1710, has produced a series of paintings detailing the city's history.
The sale also includes the sketches of Madonna, who was the subject of a series of paintings - some of them nude - by the artist in 2002.
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"Portrait of a Gentleman" came to light when a descendant of 19th century painter Matthew Shepperson put a series of paintings by the artist up for sale in August 2010.
Situated in the Nervia Valley, Dolceacqua is dominated by the striking 12th-century Doria Castle and stone bridge that was immortalised in a series of paintings by Claude Monet including one titled The Castle At Dolceacqua, completed in 1884.
He was referring to "The Voyage of Life, " a series of allegorical paintings about childhood, youth, manhood and old age, a set of which resides at the National Gallery in Washington.
The white-painted interior was adorned with three ornate chandeliers and a series of simple paintings illustrating the life of Christ.
At Gagosian, one bed sculpture lies in the center of each room, surrounded by a series of massive paintings on milled aluminum panels.
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On one long wall is a series of enormous, predominantly white paintings by Robert Ryman and Andy Warhol and a mirror-finished copper work by Donald Judd, like a polished jewel among them.
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On the walls, a 17th-century Flemish tapestry faces a lenticular portrait of Jimi Hendrix by Gered Mankowitz and a series of small '20s-era Cubist paintings.
The two chose paintings from the Louvre to serve as inspiration for a series of portraits of African-Americans in couture gowns they designed.
Meanwhile, Paul Benney, a resident artist at Somerset House, has chosen its Deadhouse, a network of underground passages beneath the fountain court, to display his latest series of "Night Paintings" (until Dec. 9).
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This is the UK's largest permanent street art project and the biggest urban arts festival in Europe, attracting the world's leading urban artists to converge and create a series of temporary and permanent street art installations and sculpture, including some of the world's largest scale outdoor paintings.
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