Gauguin Letter Auctioned in Berlin
Published April 3rd, 2008
A letter from Paul Gauguin was the most expensive lot at an auction of autographs held by Berlin-based dealer J.A. Stargardt.
The letter, written in 1889 to “a monsieur,” describes his time spent in Provence with Vincent van Gogh. It sold for 90,000 euros ($140,000) against a top estimate of 20,000 euros.
The auction, held in Berlin’s Opernpalais, brought in 1.7 million euros total, beating its 1.3 million euro estimate.
