London,
(ANI):
demi
moore
is
set
to
put
two
paintings
from
her
collection
of
19th
century
European
art
up
for
sale,
including
a
French
work
which
inspired
the
actress,
due
to
the
artist's
depiction
of
strong
women.
William
Bouguereau's
Frere
et
Soeur,
an
oil
painting
of
a
young
woman
tenderly
holding
her
baby
brother,
could
fetch
up
to
1.5
million
dollars
(950,000
pounds)
at
Sotheby's
on
November
4.
It
was
painted
in
1887
by
the
French
artist,
whose
work
is
enjoying
renewed
interest.
Moore's
other
painting,
Mere
et
Ses
Enfants
by
Belgian
painter
Alfred
Stevens,
is
estimated
to
bring
up
to
200,000
dollars.
"With
the
renovation
and
new
direction
our
home
is
taking,
it
is
time
for
a
change," the
Telegraph
quoted
Moore
as
saying.
The
actress
acquired
the
works
in
1995
at
a
Christie's
auction,
paying
178,500
dollars
for
Frere
et
Soeur
and
200,500
dollars
for
the
Stevens
painting.