However, the collector Ruedi Staechelin, owner of the works shown in the exhibition ‘Collectibles and Modernity. Two study cases:. Collections Im Obersteg and Rudolf Staechelin ‘, to which this piece is incorporated, has refused to reveal any information about this operation, which took place last February
As reported then several foreign media as The New York Times or the BBC, the work was auctioned for 265 million euros, a figure that to date has not been denied, so that, if true, would become the most expensive piece history, above ‘The Card Players’ by Paul Cézanne, on the Qatari royal family paid 228 million euros.
Staechelin has not yielded to the insistence of the media during Presentation: has not confirmed the final price, but neither denied nor has wanted to give an estimate. Moreover, it has not revealed the identity of the buyer but said that wherever you go “will be displayed”.
The collector inherited the work of his father, but it was his grandfather who acquired it for 18,000 Swiss francs, “less than what you pay now,” according joked, while stressed that “is not the most valuable painting,” since only the ‘Guernica’ by Picasso, home to the Reina Sofia, is more important.
In this regard, and asked about the final price of the work, the director of Reina Sofia, Manuel Borja-Villel, said in remarks to the media after the press conference that the price of this work The most important treasures the Spanish museum, is invaluable. In fact, it said that at one point tried to quantify an amount and finally decided it was zero, ie, that “priceless”.
Therefore, Staechelin proposed “see the dollars picture and not just hanging on the wall. ” “This is art, not investment or speculation”, stressed Staechelin, who has said he has not expected “far more expensive” to sell and said that the family does not need money.
‘Nafea faa Ipoipo (When you marry?) ‘, painted by the French artist during his stay in Tahiti, where a year before he arrived, is incorporated in this way to one of the exhibits that the center has organized with funding from the Kunstmuseum Basel, which has closed its doors for renovations in its structure.
This painting is one of the fundamental works Gauguin in Polynesia and made it two sensual female figures located in an idyllic landscape that appear, according to some experts argue, the French artist projects here its European imagination in a Polynesian paradise under the rule of France, had lost its innocence long ago.
From Madrid to Washington After passing by the Reina Sofía the works that are part of the collection of Staechelin which are now exhibited in Madrid will travel to Washington, where they are displayed in the Phillips Collection. As noted, does not quite know what will happen after this show and has stated that it is “open” to return to Basel.
Staechelin also indicated that the collection has changed their legal structure, becoming a trust with three investors. The collector himself, Martin Paisner, London, and Carlyn McCaffrey, New York
“The art endures in time, but the collection will not do,” said Staechelin, who has admitted his sadness at such a work shed, but noted that in this way a tribute to the “great man” who was his grandfather, who was a great “inspiration” and had to part with some works along of his life.
A striking example was the sale of two Picassos that acquired the city of Basel after asking citizens by referendum whether they wanted these two works were part of the city museum. The answer was yes and, before that decision, the artist himself, who then did not enjoy the unanimous support of the public and the press, decided to give two works to the city.
The oil shielded from Switzerland Travel by Gauguin arrived this week to Spain from the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, where he has been exposed until last June 28 in a major retrospective. As explained to the media responsible for the museum,
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