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The Wave (Paul Gauguin)

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La Vague
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

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  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.