Oprah Winfrey earned on your Climte $62 000 000
ARTinvestment.RU   13 февраля 2017

In 2006, Oprah bought Klimt at Christie's for $87.9 million, and after 10 years sold to a Chinese rich man for $150 million in a private transaction. A model example of direct investment in art

no wonder Oprah is compared to the mythical king Midas — a king of Phrygia (now Turkey). Say it whatever she touched, everything turns to gold. Famous American TV host — the first ever black female billionaire, money on-прежнему makes beautiful and in a big way.

Oprah Winfrey bought her Klimt anonymously, the name of an influential owner knew only a narrow circle of dealers and consultants, but this very picture of the market know everything. This is the famous "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Бауэр II" which is still one of top-10 most expensive paintings sold in auctions. "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Бауэр II" confiscated from the owner after the annexation of Austria by the Nazis. Until mid-2000-х the portrait was exhibited at the Austrian Museum "Belvedere Gallery". But then the heirs of the former owner sued this thing from the Austrian government and were immediately put up for Christie's. The price paid in 2006, seemed fabulous, and few would have thought that in 10 years it will grow even twice.

But Oprah is very high quality and sharp approached the issue. He didn't hide his Klimt in what-нибудь Freeport, as well, "walking" thing. Bloomberg in 2014, she brokered David Geffen has donated his masterpiece to rent in the Museum of modern art (MOMA). Last fall, she temporarily gave it to an exhibition in new-йоркский Museum Neue Gallery Ron Lauder — one of the main collectors of Klimt and owner of the "Golden Adele" — "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Бауэр I". In the end, Chinese buyers came to the transaction with the understanding that you take not just the expensive stuff from the collection, and now a major Museum. From an investment point of view, it's just a model strategy.

"Adele" is not the first masterpiece by Gustav Klimt, which had recently been bought by collectors from China. Bloomberg, previously, your Klimt the Chinese sold to Dmitry Rybolovlev for the fabulous $170 million in a private transaction. Rybolovlev — is the one who gathered the collection of Yves Bouvier and which he after all that was done was harassed in the courts. But this — at other times.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Source: bloomberg.com, artinvestment.ru

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