Gauguin's 'Tahitian women bath' masterpiece could fetch $60 million
Sotheby's is witnessing a number of masterpieces this time. We have already talked about the Francis Bacon's Bullfight, a rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta, Jeff Koon's hot-pink hanging heart, and the works of Pablo Picasso. Now, Sotheby's auction house has cited that a painting by the French post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin showing Tahitian women bathing under mango trees could fetch US $60 million at auction in November. The "Te Poipoi" (The Morning) is an 1892 canvas portraying Gauguin's two women bathing in a romanticized striking spot. Sotheby's has called the masterpieces as "one of the greatest Tahitian scenes by the artist remaining in private hands" and "part of one of the most illustrious collections ever formed in America." The picture was acquired by the multimillionaire collector of art Charles Payson in 1945.
via France24
