CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-MUSEUM-ART EXHIBITIONS (CN)

(230415) -- HANGZHOU, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look at one of the portraits in the series "L'Arlesienne" by Vincent van Gogh at the Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 14, 2023. The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Meet You Museum officially opened on Friday. Two exhibitions featuring artworks of well-known Western artists including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were launched for the public on the opening day. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

Last of late Van Gogh portraits expected to sell for over $40 million

Last of late Van Gogh portraits expected to sell for over $40 million

NEW YORK, United States - ''L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux,'' one of the last privately held portraits painted by Vincent Van Gogh during his post-Paris period, is expected to sell in May for over $40 million, Christie's auction house said on Feb. 1. L'Arlesienne is thought to be one of the first Van Gogh paintings to arrive in America. It was purchased by Dr. Harry Bakwin, an American doctor, and has been in the Bakwin family collection since 1929.

Last of late Van Gogh portraits expected to sell for over $40 mi

Last of late Van Gogh portraits expected to sell for over $40 mi

NEW YORK, United States - ''L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux,'' one of the last privately held portraits painted by Vincent Van Gogh during his post-Paris period, is expected to sell in May for over $40 million, Christie's auction house said on Feb. 1. L'Arlesienne is thought to be one of the first Van Gogh paintings to arrive in America. It was purchased by Dr. Harry Bakwin, an American doctor, and has been in the Bakwin family collection since 1929. (Kyodo)