Vincent van Gogh - Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat 1890
Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat 1890
92x73cm oil/canvas
Sold for: USD 47.5 million
Auction house: Private sale via Acquavella Galleries Inc., New York
Sale date: 1997
Seller: Anonymous owner
Buyer: Steve Wynn
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Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat is an 1890 painting by Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh went on to paint several versions of this painting. The painting has changed hands several times. In 1997, Stephen Wynn paid $47.5 million for the painting. On October 7, 2005, it was announced that Stephen Wynn had sold the painting along with Gauguin's Bathers to Steven A. Cohen for more than $100 million.