Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) by Paul Gauguin was reportedly sold for a record $300 million.


Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) a 1892 oil on canvas by French artist Paul Gauguin was reportedly sold for a record $300 million.

The oil-on-canvas was produced in 1892 during Gauguin's first visit to French Polynesia. It features a pair of Tahitian girls seated next to a tree.

A work by French painter Paul Gauguin, who died penniless in 1903, has reportedly smashed the record books as the most expensive ever sold. The piece, Nafea Faa Ipoipo (Will You Marry Me?) is believed to have fetched $300 million. It is believed to have been purchased by the state-financed Qatar Museums and to have topped the previous record, also set by Qatar, which reportedly bought Cezanne's The Card Players in 2011 for $259 million. #art oil canvas reproductions, own priceless art without the million dollar price.

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