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Gauguin Painting 'Nafea Faa Ipoipo', by fingerz on Feb 8, 2015 15:27:53 GMT 1, A painting by French artist Paul Gauguin has become the most expensive art work ever sold after it was bought for close to 300 million US dollars (ยฃ197 million), according to reports. Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is said to have been sold to a museum in Qatar.
The work depicting two Tahitian girls was painted in 1892. Its sale was confirmed by former owner Rudolf Staechelin, a collector from Basel in Switzerland, according to the New York Times.
He told the newspaper: "The real question is why only now? It's mainly because we got a good offer."
Mr Staechelin declined to reveal the identity of the buyer or confirm the price. Suggestions that the painting was secured by Qatar have not been confirmed by officials in the state.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/07/gauguin-painting-nafea-faa-ipoipo-is-most-expensive-art-work-ever-sold_n_6636158.html?1423326006
A painting by French artist Paul Gauguin has become the most expensive art work ever sold after it was bought for close to 300 million US dollars (ยฃ197 million), according to reports. Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) is said to have been sold to a museum in Qatar. The work depicting two Tahitian girls was painted in 1892. Its sale was confirmed by former owner Rudolf Staechelin, a collector from Basel in Switzerland, according to the New York Times. He told the newspaper: "The real question is why only now? It's mainly because we got a good offer." Mr Staechelin declined to reveal the identity of the buyer or confirm the price. Suggestions that the painting was secured by Qatar have not been confirmed by officials in the state. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/07/gauguin-painting-nafea-faa-ipoipo-is-most-expensive-art-work-ever-sold_n_6636158.html?1423326006 |
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