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American acquired the footwear Gauguin
Baku, May 12 (AZERTAC). Szabo, who belonged to Paul Gauguin, were sold at auction Sotheby`s. They purchased an unknown American for 340 thousand dollars.
Meanwhile, the clogs were made by Paul Gauguin at the 1890th DGG. Moreover, he himself wore these shoes for a while.
Creating clogs, Gauguin found inspiration from the culture of Brittany. He was particularly inspired by the local women and landscapes - this entire he has depicted a pair of his shoes.
In the world there are only three pairs of such shoes, made by Gauguin. Two of these couples are in museums in Washington and Paris. Sold well at auction Gauguin wore shoes in France, much to surprise people in the country.
Since carving a lesson, which Gauguin devoted a lot of time, but he managed to create clogs and other wooden masterpieces. For example, his sculpture entitled "Young taityanka" was sold for 11.3 million dollars.