Simon de Pury is suing for his $10 million
ARTinvestment.RU   04 июля 2017

The dealer who arranged the purchase of Qatar paintings of Paul Gauguin "When will you marry?", never got used

"the Most expensive painting in the world is" degraded to the rank of "second most expensive in the world picture." Canvas Paul Gauguin's Nafea Faa Ipoipo ("When will you marry?") 1892 turned out to be was sold in a private deal for $300 million and over $210 million. Thus, the most expensive painting in the world is-прежнему "the card Players" by Paul Cezanne sold for $250 million, and the aforementioned Gauguin is in second place.

the People, through which all the secret is out, — art-дилер Simon de Pury (Simon de Pury). He filed a lawsuit against the seller Gauguin, a former employee of Sotheby's of Staehelin Rudolf (Rudolf Staechelin), demanding to pay him the promised $10 million Commission. The court had to reveal all the details of the transaction with Gauguin.

Talks about the sale of paintings Gauguin's "When will you marry?" from the collection of Stehelin was conducted in 2012. Seller were just Simon de Pury, and from the buyer's negotiations were also led by guy Bennett (Guy Bennett), the former head of the Department of impressionist and modern Christie's, now in charge of procurement in the collection of the sheikhs of Qatar. The first time Staehelin has requested at least $250 million, the Qataris did not agree. Negotiations stalled for several years.

they Resumed in 2014. Rudolf Staehelin asserts that Simon de Pury has tricked, saying that Qatar is willing to buy the painting for $230 million. In fact, the Qataris agreed to only $210 million the Total amount of the transaction amounted to just $210 million According to the lawyer Stahelin, de Pury has violated its obligations negotiator, and therefore lost the right to its Commission (if any, when-то this right had).

Simon de Pury fundamentally disagree with this. His Commission in the amount of $10 million were not registered in any paper contract, but was part of an oral "gentlemen's agreement" between the dealers. Lawyer Simon de Pury argues that in the higher circles of the art market transactions are based on mutual trust, with no written agreements. By the way, Simon de Pury and Rudolf Staehelin were old school friends. Now between them ran a cat whose name is — avarice.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: telegraph.co.uk, artinvestment.ru