A mysterious buyer has paid at recent auctions Christie's record-breaking 20 million pounds for a portrait by Rembrandt, - none other than the gambling magnate and collector Steve Wynn

mysterious buyer, who paid at the recent Christie's auction record 20 million pounds a portrait by Rembrandt , - none other than the gambling magnate and collector Steve Wynn (Steve Wynn). This publication reports The New York Times, referring to several experts who have information about the transaction. They said that on December 8, the day of the auction, Wynn phoned several experts on creativity Rembrandt and dealers engaged in the works of old masters to learn their views on the lap "Portrait of a Man". Himself a collector from making any comment on the sale refused.

Stephen Wynn owns several casinos in Las Vegas, the proceeds of which are able to gather quite an impressive collection of works of art. There are works by such famous authors as Cezanne (Paul Cézanne), Van Gogh (Vincent van Gogh), Gauguin (Paul Gaughin), Matisse (Henri Matisse), Picasso (Pablo Picasso), and many others. Most of the works belonging to decorate Uinnu casino.

67-year-old collector suffers from a serious eye diseases - retinal pigment dystrophy, due to a very bad looking. This is probably due to notorious incident has become famous Wynn . In 2006, showing guests belonging to him Picasso's" Dream ", which he planned to sell Steven Cohen (Steven Cohen) for 139 million dollars, he accidentally punctured the canvas with his elbow . Then, for the restoration of the collector had to pay 90,5 thousand dollars.

Material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Sources: nytimes.com , timesonline.co.uk , artinvestment.ru