History of some van Gogh Paintings


The one and only painting sold during van Gogh´s life


1890 The Red Vineyard was the only Painting van Gogh sold during his lifetime
for 400 Francs (around 1600 $ today) to Anna Boch.
Due to it´s Legend
the painting (if ever sold ... which is unlikely to happen)
might be the most expensive painting of the World (after the Mona Lisa)


The biggest sales of van Gogh paintings

Dr Gachet	Joseph Roulin	Irises	Self Portrait	Wheat Field	Sunflowers
buyer: Mr Ryoei Saito	buyer: Moma	buyer: Mr Alan Bond followed by Getty Museum	buyer: Secret	buyer: Yasuda Life	buyer: Mr Steve Wynn
amount: 139 million $	amount: 101,3 million $ +	amount: 101,6 million $	amount: 94,9 million $	amount: 86 million $	amount: 77 million $
year of sale: 1990	year of sale: 1989	year of sale: 1987	year of sale: 1998	year of sale: 1993	year of sale: 1987

Van Gogh painting given as a present


1891 The Portrait of Eugene Boch was given by Anna van Gogh Bonger
to Eugene Boch as a present.
1941 Eugene Boch donated the painting to the Louvre / Musee d´Orsay.