When Will You Marry?

When Will You Marry?
Tahitian: Nafea faa ipoipo?
ArtistPaul Gauguin
Year1892
MediumOil on canvas
MovementPost Impressionism
Dimensions101 by 77 centimetres (40 in × 30 in)
LocationPrivate collection

When Will You Marry? (French: Quand te maries-tu ?, Tahitian: Nafea faa ipoipo?) is an oil painting from 1892 by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin. On loan to the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland for nearly a half-century, it was sold privately by the family of Rudolf Staechelin to Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, in February 2015 for close to US$210 million (£155 million), one of the highest prices ever paid for a work of art.[1][2][3] The painting was on exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, until 28 June 2015.[4]

  1. ^ Reyburn, Scott; Carvajal, Doreen (February 5, 2015). "Gauguin Painting Is Said to Fetch Nearly $300 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Gauguin painting breaks sale record at nearly $300m". BBC News. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Cascone, Sarah. "Does Qatar's $300 Million Paul Gauguin Acquisition Hide A Dark Secret?". news.artnet.com. artnet. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Paul Gauguin at Fondation Beyeler". huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. 8 February 2015.

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