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Brad Pitt bought a $ 956 thousand paintings of German artist before the opening of fair Art Basel (PHOTO)
10.06.2009|proUA.com

On the eve of the opening of modern art fair Art Basel Brad Pitt bought the painting «Etappe» demanded by the German artist Neo Rauch for 680 thousand euros (956 thousand dollars), informs Bloomberg. Work in 1998 sold the gallery Zwirner.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were spotted earlier in the love of the work of the British graffitist Banksy: in 2007 they bought his paintings worth about $ 2 million.

Among other notable transactions Agency said the sale for $ 2 million diamond-encrusted sculptures of Takashi Murakami and sale for $ 6 million paintings Joan Miro. Thus, even before the opening (the official start of the fair is given on June 10, and VIP-day was June 9) Art Basel showed increased enthusiasm among collectors of modern art

Commentators Bloomberg and The Art Newspaper, covering the beginning of the fair, note that the closing date of impressions intended for important guests, at Art Basel visited Roman Abramovich. According to The Art Newspaper, he was interested in 11-meter works by Andy Warhol's "Big retrospective picture" worth 74 million dollars. Agency Bloomberg writes that the carnival came Vladislav Doronin, co-owner of "Capital Group". He was last seen near the stand, Larry Gagosian Gallery.

On materials «Lenta.ru».

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