Cezanne - $ 250 million
 

Paul Cezanne painting "Card Players", written about 1895, for $ 250 million acquired royal family of Qatar. Thus the picture by Cezanne became an expensive piece of art ever sold at the
public or private auction. About the biggest deal in the art market told the magazine Vanity Fair. The author of Alexander
Pierce, a former editor of The Observer, wrote that the information on the cost of painting and the customer it has received from several people. According to Pierce, the former owner of the painting - a Greek billionaire George Embirikos - planned to sell it in the winter of 2011, shortly before his death. In the painting was originally claimed by two buyers - art dealer and gallerist William Akvavella Larry Gagosian, who were willing to pay about $ 220 million. However, the royal family of Qatar, in the end offered more. In total, the series "Players Card" Cezanne wrote five works (1890-1895), four of them are kept in museums - the Museum d'Orsay, the Metropolitan Museum, Barnes Foundation, and the Courtauld Institute of Art. Only one work is in private hands, but the publication notes that a fifth, the darkest, a variant of "Players" can finally be in a museum. In 2010, Qatar opened the Arab Museum of Modern Art and the Qatar National Museum, whose collections are replenished.

Denis, so it's our favorite topic ...
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I also have a card player, though much more modest by German artist Claus Meyer ...
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and not only ours, Haman Bin Khalifa - reckless people ....


when will the next record, and who is the author?

Ham e

Actually, it was his wife Mozah art purchases in charge under the watchful guidance of consultants. First they were Americans . specialist, they then bought " a little" the most expensive Rothko , among others, are probably the team tightened consultants -specialists on the European Artoo (after all, there is a branch of Sotheby's ) , hence the diversification of the <! - ~ 1 ~ - >

I wonder how much the previous owner bought it ?

http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/e...ne/index.shtml


Courtauld Institute of Art, "Card Players"

Very good question , I was already very interesting . Who tried to look through all its artifices Google , but nothing came of it. Strangely, this may mean , perhaps, that the transaction occurred in dointernetnuyu era and not the fact that after the auction.
The last owner was George Embiricos, the Greek tycoon and a lot of mentions of him that he did not like to make paintings from his collection to the museum exhibits, and must apply and about how much they got .

Here are detailed article in English about all five paintings Cezanne , from the series " Players Card"

250 000 000 $, as it were, and not the price for this picture by Cezanne, in my opinion ...

While it's nice to know that art makes people such strong feelings. Let it be said that painting leaves the stage, but so far for a piece of canvas covered with paint, will give the same as for 10 medieval castles in the heart of France - this talk is premature <! - ~ 1 ~ - ->

That is:

Monbran Castle, 11th century:

"The castle is fully decorated and furnished. Located in the heart of the forest part of France, surrounded by tranquil lakes, oak and chestnut groves.

Located four hours drive from Paris, near Limoges, Bordeaux and the Dordogne. Repairs to the castle meets the highest standards and designed in such a way that makes it possible, while maintaining all the features of the medieval castle to live in complete comfort.

At the sight of the castle is breathtaking, it really is huge and gorgeous, but at the same time, very cozy. Grand Knight's Hall for 100 people in the castle has a professionally equipped kitchen, breakfast room, dining kurilnya, guest rooms, a library, music room, home theater (one of the vaulted rooms of the tower), a billiard room, a concert hall and a chapel.

The castle 17 bedrooms, each with bathroom or shower room with toilet. The castle is equipped with lifts, central heating, internal telephone line, and many other amenities ... "


in 2010 was put up for sale for 25,000,000 $


http://castle-forsale.com/sale/franc...un-castle.html (inspection of the lock))

Do not help myself - to quote myself)) Look, what a beauty!
But Cezanne better - this is only a tenth of his "players."
Hail, PAINTING!
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IV, I heard that in France, the land tax (by the way, it is strange that no mention as to the lock of land priligaetsya) and real estate is very, very painful bite.
And then hung up and will hang all been paid.

I do not understand why Mr. Embirikos it sells ! But then I realized - apparently he was quite old ( because he died soon after the deal) , I decided , perhaps, that the family is more important than money . A man for his life, he had a good stop looking at it <! - ~ 1 ~ ->

Castle , I believe , already bought and converted into a hotel. Money is part of the budget went to the RF, since Sales took part in the state - the castle is recognized Nat. property in France

500 acres

Plus, certain burdens on the cultural and historic ...

iside, artcol, persuaded <! - ~ 1 ~ ->

I would place the emir also bought Cézanne <! - ~ 7 ~ ->

Seriously though, no doubt a wise and very accurate acquisition. They do not just buy a picture and history paintings of the 20th century in one work , one might say .

IV, when I was looking for information about how much the painting was sold before . just stumbled on a variety of ratings, where it is mentioned : the best, most expensive , etc. Here, for example the only one. There was also a rating of to die for you can imagine . <! - ~ 1 ~ -> So I started to think , and what for me is the picture - the most desirable - in the head immediately started this mess , well, I can say about a dozen , but to a select hard.

And you what the most desirable , is it this one?

I , of course, also brewed mess (thank you) )

This ( "Players" ) , by the way , yes - just went to the list , and it is likely that the ten most-most . But you have to mess dovarilas - then will be clearer .

Well , it took some time, and surfaced , I had three pictures, each of which is very good. desirable. I can not explain why. I understand that this is not a "peak" of the world of painting, but these things take John Sloan , they say, for a living. As the saying goes , the heart can not command (they are in my top 10)

When I heard that somewhere in the third sold in America , " Sotheby's " just for $ 2.5 million ( or so ) - a long walk, down in the mouth , and kept wondering where the watch our oligarchs ? All I dreamed that it hangs in one of Moscow's museums <! - ~ 7 ~ -> Such are the vagaries choice <! - ~ 1 ~ ->

And you , iside?