Pinchuk has invested in “Skull” Hurst
Ukrainian billionaire Viktor Pinchuk, and collector, as recently revealed, is a co-owner of one of the most expensive in the world of art - a diamond skull, entitled «For the love of the Lord» (For the Love of God), created by British scandal Damien Hurst (Damien Hirst). This was mentioned in the media publication the Washington Post.
As you know, one of the investors who paid the bulk of the cost of the skull, are the Hurst said that if the skull would not be sold in privately, it will be put up for auction .
first time a sculpture «For the love of the Lord» appeared before the public in June 2007 in the gallery White Cube. Its cost was estimated at 50 million pounds, so the generous offer by the Art Dealer Mugraby Alberto (Alberto Mugrabi) in 35 million was rejected. As a result of a skull out a group of investors who to send it to the world tour . In November - December last year, the sculpture could be seen in Amsterdam Rijkmuseum, but a further journey to the St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum, the British Museum in London and further to the east had to be canceled.
Viktor Pinchuk, who holds now in his Kiev gallery exhibition of large-scale Demiena Hirst , its involvement in the purchase of a diamond skull have not commented on.
Material prepared Onuchin Catherine, AI
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