The Wave (Paul Gauguin)

The Wave (French: La Vague) is an 1888 painting by Paul Gauguin. It was purchased by David Rockefeller, an American banking executive, in 1966.[1][2]

La Vague
ArtistPaul Gauguin
Year1888

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.
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