NEW YORK, N.Y.- Christie’s announces it has been selected to offer Property from The Collection of Lew and Edie Wasserman as part of its major fall sales in New York City. Assembled largely in the 1950s and 60s by the “king and queen of Hollywood,” the collection includes several seldom-seen works by important artists such as Degas, Matisse, Vuillard and Soutine that have adorned the couple’s Beverly Hills home for decades. Over 30 items from this exceptional private collection will be offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Sales, beginning with seven pieces in Christie’s major Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. Further works will be sold in Christie’s Works on Paper and Day Sales on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 10 am and 2 pm, respectively. The total value of the collection is expected to exceed $18 million. “We are delighted to have bee