The Wave (Paul Gauguin)

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La Vague
File:Gauguin 1888 La Vague.jpg
ArtistPaul Gauguin
Year1888
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions60 cm × 73 cm (24 in × 29 in)
LocationPrivate collection

The Wave (French: La Vague) is an oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin, from 1888. It was purchased by David Rockefeller, an American banking executive, in 1966.[1][2] It was owned by the Paris-based American writer Alden Brooks by 1934, and later gifted to Filippa Brooks Veren of Big Sur, California, who sold it at auction at the Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, on 19 May 1966, where it was bought by David Rockefeller.[3]

References

  1. Elderfield, John (February 8, 2018). "The Rockefellers and the road to Modern Art". Christie's. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. Crow, Kelly (April 11, 2018). "Will the Rockefeller Collection be the First Art Auction to Top $1 Billion?". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. "Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), La Vague". www.christies.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.