The picture had long been in the Museum Thyssen-Борнемисы and estimated at $45.6 million, will be sold by the decision of the widow of Baron Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Борнемисы

One of the software of the paintings of Paul Gauguin, probably soon leaves the walls of Madrid's Thyssen-Борнемисы, where she spent many years to be in the hands of the new owner. This is the decision of the owner of the work —-known Spanish collector Carmen Servers, widow of Baron Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Борнемиса, founder of the Museum, which is now part of the "Golden triangle" (along with Prado and Reina Sofia).

the Agreement between the Baron Thyssen-Борнемиса with the Ministry of culture of Spain, provides that the 429 works with a total value of €750 million from the personal collection of Baron presented to the Museum for the period from 1999-го 2010. Since the term of the agreement all the time extended. From the same 2010 the widow of a Baron, well-known philanthropist and collector Carmen Servers, who inherited the entire collection in 2004, tried to sell it to the state. However, the agreement was never reached.

the Impending selling of Gauguin — is not the first withdrawal of a masterpiece from the walls of the Museum into private hands. In 2012 Servers for £22.4 million sold landscape John constable "the Lock" 1824 Godan auction Christie's in London, causing outrage among Spanish art-мира. Then the attacks by the representatives of the art world, she replied: "Keeping the collection here is expensive it costs me, and I get nothing in return." Likely, in recent years, the position of the Servers on this score has not changed much.

it is Now known that Carmen Server has already received from the authorities the permission to export of the work of Gauguin and several works of artists of the first row. The company Gauguin, purchasing at Sotheby's in 1984 for $3.9 million was considered a record for works of art of the XIX century and which today is estimated at least €40 million ($45.6 million), can be the work of "Bridge Charing-Кросс" by Claude Monet 1899, estimated at €15 million ($17 million), as well as paintings by Degas and hopper.

And, despite the pandemic and a wave of cancellations and postponements of the auction, the main auction houses in the world, it is likely that before the end of this year or early next year we will be able to see works from the collection of Thyssen-Борнемисы @the mdas Servers in the catalogues of the main auction season.

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova, AI

Source: artnews.com