The Guardian -
7 Feb 2015 14:44
Painting of two Tahitian women by an artist whose work won little or no acclaim in his lifetime is sold for nearly $300m Everyone has their price, so the saying goes, and it appears that almost $300m (£200m) was the right price for one Swiss art collector. Rudolf Staechelin was the owner of the painting Nafea Faa Ipoipo? or When Will You Marry? by Paul Gauguin, but it is now thought to have become the most expensive artwork he sold it.
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