Picture of Paul Gauguin «Nafee Faa Ipoipo» («When to get married?») was sold for record $300 million, as it is written by The New York Times as referred to in European and American sources.
According to the edition’s information, it is the highest price ever paid for the treasures of art. In the picture dated with 1892, two Tahitians are depicted. Painting belonged to the private collector and ex-employer of Sotheby’s from Switzerland Rudolph Stehelin. 62-year-old Stehelin confirmed the fact of picture’s sales.
Two art-dealers stated organization Qatar Museums bought Gauguin’s picture. Stehelin did not deny it, however, did not acknowledge it. He refused to talk about the price of picture. In Qatar Museums, spokespeople did not answer at the enquiry of comment. As Stehelin tells, a new owner of picture is taking over it the next January.
Gauguin’s painting could be seen in Basel at the exhibition opened in February and dedicated to the mentioned painter. Then collection will be sent to Madrid and Washington.
The previous record-holder was the picture of Paul Cezanne «The Card Players». According to non-official data, Qatar paid $250 million in 2011.
The action will be lasting not only on the water but also in the air. The ceremony of opening will be organized on the 28-th of January twice, at 6 pm with the repetition at 8 pm at the channel Cannaregio.
Since 20-th of September in Kyiv the exclusive exhibition starts in the course of which there will be objects of mass-market art, mean presswork on the paper or metal from the printing form.
Classic works created by the famous British artist and children writer Quentin Blake as well as pictures painted by English rock-musician Erik Clapton, the composer of electronic music Brian Eno, and Scottish actor Peter Capaldi are put for the sales on the 7-th of December. The organizers of the stated event are planning to collect money for the further functioning of London gallery.
UNESCO has recognized as the heritage the songs performed by Cossacks within the territory where Dnepropetrovsk region is situated now. It is reported at the web-site of the international organization.
The work of Banksy ‘Madonna with pistol’ has been preserved being put under glass window. As the web-portal ‘Italy in Russian’ reports, it is the only creation of the most famous street artist in Italy.
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London identified the personality of street artist who hides under the nickname Banksy, as The Independent writes.
Kevin Abosch, 47 years old, who used to take photos of Johnny Depp and Steven Spielberg shot its historical photo of absolutely insignificant vegetable in 2010.
National museums of Switzerland will become free-of-charge for attendance of citizens of the country and tourists. Such a proposal is offered by Swiss government.
Year by year, on the 19-th of August the photographers from the different countries (amateurs as well as professionals) celebrate International day of photographic art.
The auction house Auktionshaus Weidler in Nurenberg has sold fourteen watercolor drawings, which allegedly were created by Adolf Hitler from 1908 to 1922, as British television and radio broadcasting corporation BBC reported on Monday.
Museums participating in the action MUSEUM WEEK – 2015, from the 23-rd to the 29-th of March are to try attracting the new audience with the help of up-to-date technologies.
The granddaughter of Pablo Picasso has decided to sell off the works of her grandfather on the amount of more than $290 million from its private collection, as it is reported by the web-portal ARTGIDE.
