Broken Dreams: Bertone B.A.T. 11. Tribute to a Timeless Vision

  • 07 February 2026
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Photo credit: Alfa Romeo, Bertone, Wheelsage

In October 2020, during an auction of modern and contemporary art in New York where works by Picasso, Andy Warhol and Lucio Fontana were up for grabs, Sotheby’s presented a very special work of art: the three Alfa Romeo B.A.T. built by Bertone on a design by Franco Scaglione between 1953 and 1955. The offer of just under $15 million confirmed that automobiles can also be art.

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