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| Gauguin painting sells for $300m | |
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| CJ | Feb 7 2015, 12:57 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31183733 A painting of two Tahitian girls by the French artist Paul Gauguin has been sold for $300m (£197m), making it the most expensive work of art ever sold. Nafea Faa Ipoipo, or When Will You Marry?, was painted in 1892 and had been owned by a Swiss collector. Unconfirmed reports suggest it was sold to a museum in Qatar. The small oil-rich state paid the previous highest price for a painting, a work by Paul Cezanne which sold for $259m. Before its sale, the Gaugin artwork had been owned by Rudolf Staechelin, a collector from Basel. Wow, there can't be that many people who have $300 million to spend on works of art! I wonder how much Mr Staechelin originally bought it for? |
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| GrieferLord | Feb 7 2015, 08:56 PM Post #2 |
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no clue, i bet if anyone found some of the great lost art the nazis took it would be worth far more! |
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| CJ | Feb 8 2015, 01:51 PM Post #3 |
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Quite possibly, especially if Raphael's Portrait of a Young Man were to re-appear. It's already been suggested that it would be worth in excess of $100 million - but, given that there are people out there with such deep pockets, who knows how much it would go for? |
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| GrieferLord | Feb 9 2015, 03:22 AM Post #4 |
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im sure some billionaire would buy that up in a heartbeat if one hasn't already. |
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