C’est arrivé un 30 mars : en 1987, la vente record des Tournesols de Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh's painting of sunflowers

30 March 1987, auctioner Charles Allsop stands beside Vincent Van Gogh's painting of sunflowers at Christie's in London after the 39 by 30 inch canvas, completed in 1890, went to an anonymous foreign buyer for 22.5 millions. Credit: PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images

Aujourd’hui dans notre rétrospective, Valentine Sabouraud nous emmène de la France au Japon en passant par une salle des ventes à Londres. Elle nous retrace le voyage d’un tableau de Van Gogh, vendu pour la somme faramineuse de 22,5 millions de livres sterling. Récit, avec les archives de France Télévision et de l’Institut national de l’audiovisuel.



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