Gauguin "When is the wedding?" $300 million

[Dogel]

Picture of Paul Gauguin "When is the wedding?" sold for a record $300 million, the Painting became the most expensive painting in the world. Picture "When is the wedding?" Paul Gauguin wrote in 1892. It depicts two Tahitian women.

The canvas was in a private collection Swiss collector Rudolf Stehelin. The former owner confirmed the sale of the painting, but refused to name the exact amount of the transaction. According to sources of the newspaper The New York Times, the work of Gauguin bought the organization Qatar Museums engaged in the acquisition of works of art for museums in the Emirate.

The price of the painting "When is the wedding?" in $300 million announced specialized newsletter Baer Faxt.