American collector paid $ 155 million for the "Dream"

[John Preston]

As reported by Bloomberg, collector Steven Cohen (Steven Cohen) acquired the casino owner Steve Wynn (Steve Wynn) Pablo Picasso's Le Reve ( Dream) . For the painting was paid $ 155 million - the highest price ever paid for a work of American art collector and the second largest in the history of the art market. The largest private transaction for still buying the royal family of Qatar, " Card Players " by Paul Cezanne ($ 250 million). In 2006, Cohen and Winn has agreed on a deal to " The Dream " ( then the picture was estimated at $ 139 million), but the painting was accidentally torn by the owner, and the deal was stopped. It is reported that Cohen - one of the largest and most influential art collectors in the world , he has been promoted skyrocketing auction prices . (So ​​it was with the famous shark Deymiana Hirst that Cohen eventually bought for $ 8 million) also Hirst and svezhepriobretennogo Picasso in the collection are an American collector , Van Gogh , Manet , De Kooning , Cezanne , Warhol, Johns, Richter and other artists.

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picture Dream /Le Rêve (x /m, 130h97) was written in a single day, January 24, 1932 in the castle Buazhelu /Boisgeloup (this Normandy chateau in XVII, 63 km from Paris) that Picasso bought in 1930, and where for several years he wrote the famous image of Marie-Therese Walter.
  Le Rêve /Dream , or dream - one of the most famous masterpieces of Picasso's period of "great sensuality."
His nudes at the time - 22 years, Picasso - 50 years, they have about 5 years together. He works in Buazhelu, she secretly visited him in the lock on the bike.
They will be together for several years, she gave birth to their daughter, and even after leaving they will keep in touch for many, many years. He will take care of his illegitimate family, carrying a mother and daughter during the war to safety, will write a huge number of their portraits.
Marie-Therese for many years after separation will be almost daily to write letters to him, after she did not want to be with anyone else.
And will not live long after his death, voluntarily withdraws from life, four years after it.

1997 - $ 48.4 million, Christie's, 11 November.