Gauguin canvas set to sell for £10m

By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jan 2011, 12:57 BST
Updated 7th Jan 2011, 23:17 BST
A WORK by French artist Paul Gauguin painted in tribute to his friend Vincent Van Gogh could fetch £10 million at auction next month.

The painting, which will be offered for sale at Christie's auction house in central London on 9 February, is one of 46 lots which will be sold on the day.

Gauguin painted the work, Nature Morte A L'Esperance, in Tahiti in 1901.

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Giovanna Bertazzoni, director and head of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie's London, said collectors from markets including China and Russia had pushed record sales and results last year.