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RC2YAH93LEDM FILE PHOTO: A security guard looks on as "L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux", a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, is displayed at auction house in Hong Kong April 4, 2006. The painting is part of a series of five oils that Van Gogh executed in February 1890 as an homage to French painter Paul Gauguin. REUTERS/Bobby Yip - GM1DSHSXDGAA/File Photo

RC21BH9V2838 A letter written by Vincent van Gogh and fellow artist Paul Gauguin describing visits to brothels and discussing the future of art which has been sold at auction for 210,600 euros ($237,700) at Drouot auction house in Paris, France, is seen in this handout picture released by Drouot auction house on June 17, 2020. DrouotEstimations/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

RC21BH9H7CMV A letter written by Vincent van Gogh and fellow artist Paul Gauguin describing visits to brothels and discussing the future of art which has been sold at auction for 210,600 euros ($237,700) at Drouot auction house in Paris, France, is seen in this handout picture released by Drouot auction house on June 17, 2020. DrouotEstimations/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

RC21BH9EN5RX A letter written by Vincent van Gogh and fellow artist Paul Gauguin describing visits to brothels and discussing the future of art which has been sold at auction for 210,600 euros ($237,700) at Drouot auction house in Paris, France, is seen in this handout picture released by Drouot auction house on June 17, 2020. DrouotEstimations/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

RC21BH9B2KKC A letter written by Vincent van Gogh and fellow artist Paul Gauguin describing visits to brothels and discussing the future of art which has been sold at auction for 210,600 euros ($237,700) at Drouot auction house in Paris, France, is seen in this handout picture released by Drouot auction house on June 17, 2020. DrouotEstimations/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

RC2SND9XYV8T FILE PHOTO: A general view shows Paul Gaugin's "Te Bourao II" (The Purao Tree) painting (1897) at Artcurial's auction house in Paris, France, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Christian Hartmann/File Photo

RC2SND9RE6VN FILE PHOTO: People stand next to Paul Gaugin's "Te Bourao II" (The Purao Tree) painting (1897) at Artcurial's auction house in Paris, France, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Christian Hartmann/File Photo

RC2SND9DMHT5 FILE PHOTO: A man takes a picture of Paul Gaugin's "Te Bourao II" (The Purao Tree) painting (1897) at Artcurial's auction house in Paris, France, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Christian Hartmann/File Photo

RC1DAACBCC90 A man takes a picture of Paul Gauguin's "Te Bourao II" (The Purao Tree) painting (1897) at Artcurial's auction house in Paris, France, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Christian Hartmann NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

RC1A5DB06AA0 People stand next to Paul Gauguin's "Te Bourao II" (The Purao Tree) painting (1897) at Artcurial's auction house in Paris, France, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Christian Hartmann NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

RC18610D89C0 A general view shows Paul Gauguin's "Te Bourao II" (The Purao Tree) painting (1897) at Artcurial's auction house in Paris, France, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Christian Hartmann NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

RC110AC06010 Visitors look at the painting "Bonjour, Monsieur Gauguin" by French painter Paul Gauguin as part of the exhibit 'Mexican Red. The Great Cochineal in Art', at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Mexico January 18, 2018. Picture taken January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1DEFC36850 Visitors look at a sculpture by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1DE586A670 A visitor looks at "In the Waves" (Dans les vagues, 1889) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1DD4F9F4E0 A visitor looks at "Delightful Land" (Te Nave Nave Fenua, 1892) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1DD0007CA0 A visitor looks "What! Are You Jealous?" (Aha oe feii?, 1894) (R) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

RC1DAF511F70 A visitor looks "Manao tupapau" (L'esprit des morts veille, 1892) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1D950D6500 Visitors look The Fruit Harvest (Rupe Rupe, 1899) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1BF044D510 Visitors look at "The Beautiful Angele" (La Belle Angele, 1889) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1B3B2F33B0 A visitor looks "Manao tupapau" (L'esprit des morts veille, 1892) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

RC1AA2F855A0 A visitor looks at a sculpture by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1914043D20 Sculptures by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) are on display during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC183DE32F50 Visitors look at "Beach in Dieppe" (La plage a Dieppe, 1885) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1706349290 A visitor looks "The Breton Shepherdess" (La Bergere Bretonne, 1886) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC14F2065790 Sculptures by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) are seen on display during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1339BC6380 Visitors look a sculpture by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC13280E5630 A visitor looks at "Noa-Noa", 1894-1895 by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC12C25F1810 A visitor looks "The Ancestors of Tehamana" (Les Aieux de Tehamana, 1893) by French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) during a press visit of the exhibition "Gauguin the alchemist" at the Grand Palais museum in Paris, France, October 9, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

RC1B072FDE40 A worker poses with Paul Gauguin's "Te Arii Vahine-La Femme aux mangos (II)", ahead of an upcoming sale at Sotheby's auction house, in London, Britain February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

RC12E6A3C4D0 A worker poses with Paul Gauguin's "Te Arii Vahine-La Femme aux mangos (II)", ahead of an upcoming sale at Sotheby's auction house, in London, Britain February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

GF20000052512 Workers wheel Roy Lichtenstein's "Nurse" through an emptied auction room following an auction where it sold for $95,365,000.00 at Christie's in Manhattan, New York November 9, 2015. The auction, entitled "The Artist's Muse" featured works by a range of artists including Amedeo Modigliani, Roy Lichtenstein and Paul Gauguin and saw artist auction records set. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ATTENTION EDITORS - EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

GF20000052504 Christie's auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen auctions Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couche'" during a curated auction at Christie's entitled "The Artist's Muse" in Manhattan, New York November 9, 2015. The work was sold for a hammer price of $US152,000,000.00 and sold for $170,405,000.000. The auction featured works by a range of artists including Amedeo Modigliani, Roy Lichtenstein and Paul Gauguin and expected to see artist auction records set. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ATTENTION EDITORS - EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

GF20000052503 Christie's employees reveal Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couche'" during a curated auction at Christie's entitled "The Artist's Muse" in Manhattan, New York November 9, 2015. The work was sold for a hammer price of $US152,000,000.00 and sold for $170,405,000.000. The auction featured works by a range of artists including Amedeo Modigliani, Roy Lichtenstein and Paul Gauguin and expected to see artist auction records set. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ATTENTION EDITORS - EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

GF20000052502 Attendees view Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couche'" during a curated auction at Christie's entitled "The Artist's Muse" in Manhattan, New York November 9, 2015. The work was sold for a hammer price of $US152,000,000.00 and sold for $170,405,000.000. The auction featured works by a range of artists including Amedeo Modigliani, Roy Lichtenstein and Paul Gauguin and expected to see artist auction records set. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ATTENTION EDITORS - EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

GF20000052500 Christie's auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen auctions Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couche'" during a curated auction at Christie's entitled "The Artist's Muse" in Manhattan, New York November 9, 2015. The work was sold for a hammer price of $US152,000,000.00 and sold for $170,405,000.000. The auction featured works by a range of artists including Amedeo Modigliani, Roy Lichtenstein and Paul Gauguin and expected to see artist auction records set. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ATTENTION EDITORS - EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

GF20000052499 A Christie's employee representing a buyer, bids during auctions for Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couche'" during a curated auction at Christie's entitled "The Artist's Muse" in Manhattan, New York November 9, 2015. The work was sold for a hammer price of $US152,000,000.00 and sold for $170,405,000.000. The auction featured works by a range of artists including Amedeo Modigliani, Roy Lichtenstein and Paul Gauguin and expected to see artist auction records set. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ATTENTION EDITORS - EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

GF20000052497 Christie's auctioneer Jussi Pylkkanen auctions Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu couche'" during a curated auction at Christie's entitled "The Artist's Muse" in Manhattan, New York November 9, 2015. The work was sold for a hammer price of $US152,000,000.00 and sold for $170,405,000.000. The auction featured works by a range of artists including Amedeo Modigliani, Roy Lichtenstein and Paul Gauguin and expected to see artist auction records set. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly ATTENTION EDITORS - EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

GF20000052467 A New York police officer stands beside Christie's window featuring Roy Lichtenstein's "Nurse" before the commencement of a curated evening auction called "The Artist's Muse" in Manhattan, New York November 9, 2015. The auction featured works by a range of artists including Lichtenstein, Amedeo Modigliani and Paul Gauguin and expected to see artist auction records set. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

GM1EA4300QI01 Italy's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini applauds next to a recovered painting by Paul Gauguin during a news conference in Rome, April 2, 2014. A painting by French post-Impressionist artist Gauguin that was stolen in Britain in 1970 has turned up hanging in the kitchen of a retired factory worker in Sicily, Italian police said on Wednesday. With it was a second missing painting by Bonnard, another French avant garde artist of the late 19th century, that the owner bought along with the Gauguin at an auction in 1975 for only 45,000 lire (23.24 euros). REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW POLITICS)

GM1EA4300NX01 Italy's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini stands in front of two recovered paintings by Paul Gauguin and Pierre Bonnard during a news conference in Rome, April 2, 2014. A painting by French post-Impressionist artist Gauguin that was stolen in Britain in 1970 has turned up hanging in the kitchen of a retired factory worker in Sicily, Italian police said on Wednesday. With it was a second missing painting by Bonnard, another French avant garde artist of the late 19th century, that the owner bought along with the Gauguin at an auction in 1975 for only 45,000 lire (23.24 euros). REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW POLITICS)

GM1EA4300K201 Italy's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini stands in front of two recovered paintings by Paul Gauguin and Pierre Bonnard during a news conference in Rome, April 2, 2014. A painting by French post-Impressionist artist Gauguin that was stolen in Britain in 1970 has turned up hanging in the kitchen of a retired factory worker in Sicily, Italian police said on Wednesday. With it was a second missing painting by Bonnard, another French avant garde artist of the late 19th century, that the owner bought along with the Gauguin at an auction in 1975 for only 45,000 lire (23.24 euros). REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW POLITICS)

GM1EA4300DX01 A Carabinieri police officer stands next to two recovered paintings by Paul Gauguin and Pierre Bonnard during a news conference in Rome, April 2, 2014. A painting by French post-Impressionist artist Gauguin that was stolen in Britain in 1970 has turned up hanging in the kitchen of a retired factory worker in Sicily, Italian police said on Wednesday. With it was a second missing painting by Bonnard, another French avant garde artist of the late 19th century, that the owner bought along with the Gauguin at an auction in 1975 for only 45,000 lire (23.24 euros). REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW)

GM1EA421UNU01 A Carabinieri police officer stands in front of two recovered paintings by Paul Gauguin and Pierre Bonnard during a news conference in Rome, April 2, 2014. A painting by French post-Impressionist artist Gauguin that was stolen in Britain in 1970 has turned up hanging in the kitchen of a retired factory worker in Sicily, Italian police said on Wednesday. With it was a second missing painting by Bonnard, another French avant garde artist of the late 19th century, that the owner bought along with the Gauguin at an auction in 1975 for only 45,000 lire (23.24 euros). REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW)

GM1E8C70XBU01 The shadow of a man is seen next to the painting "The boss's daughter" by French painter Paul Gauguin during a media presentation of the art exhibition "Paul Gauguin, the dream of Panama" at the Interoceanic Canal Museum in Panama city December 6, 2012.The exhibition will be held from December 7 till March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (PANAMA - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8C70XBR01 A woman stands next to the painting "Lollichon Field and Pont-Aven Church" by French painter Paul Gauguin during a media presentation of the art exhibition "Paul Gauguin, the dream of Panama" at the Interoceanic Canal Museum in Panama city December 6, 2012.The exhibition will be held from December 7 till March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (PANAMA - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8C70XBO01 Visitors look at a painting "Harbour scene, Dieppe" by French painter Paul Gauguin during a media presentation of the art exhibition "Paul Gauguin, the dream of Panama" at the Interoceanic Canal Museum in Panama city December 6, 2012. The exhibition will be held from December 7 till March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (PANAMA - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8C70X1O01 A man stands next to the painting "The boss's daughter" by French painter Paul Gauguin during a media presentation of the art exhibition "Paul Gauguin, the dream of Panama" at the Interoceanic Canal Museum in Panama city December 6, 2012. The exhibition will be held from December 7 till March 10, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (PANAMA - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8A51KUW01 A man looks at the painting "Parahi Te Marae (There lies the temple)" by painter Paul Gauguin during a media presentation of the art exhibition "Gauguin and the Voyage to the Exotic" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8A51KNZ01 A man looks at the paintings "Mata Mua (In Olden Times)" (R) and "Matamoe (Death. Landscape with Peacocks)" by painter Paul Gauguin during a media presentation of the art exhibition "Gauguin and the Voyage to the Exotic" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8A51JWX01 A man takes a photo of the painting "Two Tahitian women" by painter Paul Gauguin during the media presentation of the exhibition "Gauguin and the Voyage to the Exotic" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8A51JSX01 Visitors look at the painting "Parau api (What's New)" by painter Paul Gauguin during the media presentation of the exhibition "Gauguin and the Voyage to the Exotic" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8A51JI801 A woman looks at the painting "Two Tahitian women" by painter Paul Gauguin during the media presentation of the exhibition "Gauguin and the Voyage to the Exotic" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8A51JD201 A woman takes a photo of the painting "Mata Mua (in Olden Times)" by painter Paul Gauguin during the media presentation of the exhibition "Gauguin and the Voyage to the Exotic" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E8A51IZ101 The painting "Two Tahitian women" by painter Paul Gauguin is seen during the media presentation of the exhibition "Gauguin and the Voyage to the Exotic" at the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E75B1TIY01 Women view Pierre-August Renoir's oil on canvas 'Nu allonge' (R) and Paul Gauguin's oil on canvas 'Le Vallon,Tahiti' (L) during a preview for the sale of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art from estate of Swiss art connoisseur Ernst Beyeler at Chistie's auction house in New York, May 11, 2011. The sale of the paintings and sculptures will take place in London on June 21st and 22nd as part of Christie's major Evening and Day sales of Impressionist & Modern Art. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E73T1PAB01 Paul Gauguin's "Jeune tahitienne", a sculpture carved during the artist's first trip to Tahiti between 1891 and 1893, is seen at Sotheby's in New York, March 24, 2011. The intricate wooden bust is expected to sell for as much as $15 million when it is auctioned on May 3, according to Sotheby's. It depicts a young, unidentified Tahitian woman and includes jewelry which Gauguin made himself using seashells and pieces of red coral. Picture taken March 24. To match Reuters Life! AUCTION ART/GAUGUIN REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E73T1PA901 Sotheby's employee John Dinklemeyer adjusts Paul Gauguin's "Jeune tahitienne", a sculpture carved during the artist's first trip to Tahiti between 1891 and 1893, at Sotheby's in New York, March 24, 2011. The intricate wooden bust is expected to sell for as much as $15 million when it is auctioned on May 3, according to Sotheby's. It depicts a young, unidentified Tahitian woman and includes jewelry which Gauguin made himself using seashells and pieces of red coral. Picture taken March 24. To match Reuters Life! AUCTION ART/GAUGUIN REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E73T1PA601 Paul Gauguin's "Jeune tahitienne", a sculpture carved during the artist's first trip to Tahiti between 1891 and 1893, is seen at Sotheby's in New York, March 24, 2011. The intricate wooden bust is expected to sell for as much as $15 million when it is auctioned on May 3, according to Sotheby's. It depicts a young, unidentified Tahitian woman and includes jewelry which Gauguin made himself using seashells and pieces of red coral. Picture taken March 24. To match Reuters Life! AUCTION ART/GAUGUIN REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E73T1PA401 Paul Gauguin's "Jeune tahitienne", a sculpture carved during the artist's first trip to Tahiti between 1891 and 1893, is seen at Sotheby's in New York, March 24, 2011. The intricate wooden bust is expected to sell for as much as $15 million when it is auctioned on May 3, according to Sotheby's. It depicts a young, unidentified Tahitian woman and includes jewelry which Gauguin made himself using seashells and pieces of red coral. Picture taken March 24. To match Reuters Life! AUCTION ART/GAUGUIN REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E73T1P7P01 Paul Gauguin's "Jeune tahitienne", a sculpture carved during the artist's first trip to Tahiti between 1891 and 1893, is seen at Sotheby's in New York, March 24, 2011. The intricate wooden bust is expected to sell for as much as $15 million when it is auctioned on May 3, according to Sotheby's. It depicts a young, unidentified Tahitian woman and includes jewelry which Gauguin made himself using seashells and pieces of red coral. Picture taken March 24. To match Reuters Life! AUCTION ART/GAUGUIN REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

LM1E724128G01 A Christie's employee poses with Paul Gauguin's "Nature morte a 'L'esperence'" at Christie's auction house in London February 4, 2011. Christie's estimates that the piece will fetch up £10 million ($16 million) when it comes to auction as part of their Auction of Impressionist and Modern Art in London on February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)

GM1E66K02CJ01 EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. A girl looks at a painting by French painter and sculptor Paul Gauguin while visiting of the Manifestations of the World Contemporary Art at Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art June 19, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: SOCIETY)

GM1E52L1HF901 A visitor looks at "Etudes de femmes martiniquaises" by Paul Gauguin (top) and "Femme a sa toilette" by Edgar Degas displayed during the exhibition of the private art collection of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge at the Grand Palais in Paris February 21, 2009. The collection will be auction and sold in Paris February 23, 2009, in partnership with Christie's and auction house Pierre Berge and Associates. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE)

GM1DWMXEMHAA Art specialist David C. Norman stands in front of Paul Gauguin's "Te Poipoi (The Morning)" which will be sold in Sotheby's upcoming fall sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York November 2, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)

GM1DTXCCZLAA A man raises his hand to bid on Paul Gauguin's early Tahiti painting 'L'Homme A La Hache' during a sale of Impressionist and Modern art at Christie's in New York, November 8, 2006. The painting sold for $40.3 million, a record auction price for a Gauguin work. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES)

GM1DTQIKFKAA A cameraman takes a shot of French artist Paul Gauguin's "L'homme a la hache" in Hong Kong October 4, 2006, during a preview as part of auction house Christie's New York Impressionist and Modern Art sale to take place in November. This art work is expected to fetch between US$35-45 million according to Christie's. REUTERS/Paul Yeung (HONG KONG)

GM1DTMTNZDAA Christie's Head of Impressionist and Modern Art Olivier Camu poses with French artist Paul Gauguin's "L'homme a la hache" where it is displayed at the auction house in central London, September 15, 2006. The piece forms part of Christie's New York Impressionist and Modern art sale and is expected to sell for between $40-60 million in November. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN)

GM1DTMTLTMAA Christie's employees walk past Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's "Angel Fernández de Soto" (1903) (L) and French artist Paul Gauguin's "L'homme a la hache" which are on display at the auction house in central London, September 15, 2006. The pieces form part of Christie's New York Impressionist and Modern art sale and both are expected to sell for between $40-60 million each in November. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN)

PBEAHUNPMEM "L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux", a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, is displayed at an auction house in Hong Kong April 4, 2006. [Taking the centre-stage of the evening sale in New York on May 2, this most important work from a series of five oils that Van Gogh executed in February 1890 as a homage to his good friend and collaborator Paul Gauguin. The painting is expected to fetch in excess of $40 million.]

GM1DSHSZHHAA "L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux", a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, is displayed at an auction house in Hong Kong April 4, 2006. Taking the centre-stage of the evening sale in New York on May 2, this most important work from a series of five oils that Van Gogh executed in February 1890 as a homage to his good friend and collaborator Paul Gauguin. The painting is expected to fetch in excess of $40 million. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

GM1DSHSXDGAA A security guard looks on as "L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux", a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, is displayed at auction house in Hong Kong April 4, 2006. Taking the centre-stage of the evening sale in New York on May 2, this most important work from a series of five oils that Van Gogh executed in February 1890 as an homage to his good friend and collaborator Paul Gauguin. The painting is expected to fetch in excess of $40 million. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

GM1DSHSYRZAA A visitor looks at the "L'Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux", a painting by Vincent Van Gogh at an auction house in Hong Kong April 4, 2006. Taking the centre-stage of the evening sale in New York on May 2, this most important work from a series of five oils that Van Gogh executed in February 1890 as an homage to his good friend and collaborator Paul Gauguin. The painting is expected to fetch in excess of $40 million. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

PBEAHUNSKBW Porters hang 'Deux Femmes' by Paul Gauguin in the auction rooms of Sotherby's in central London February 1, 2006. Although 'Deux Femmes', a late work by Gauguin, is up at 14 million pounds ($25 million), the top priced work in the two-day sale of Impressionist and Modern art next week, the Edvard Munch selection, is the most anticipated.

GM1DRWAXCSAA Porters hang 'Deux Femmes' by Paul Gauguin in the auction rooms of Sotherby's in central London February 1, 2006. Although 'Deux Femmes', a late work by Gauguin, is up at 14 million pounds ($25 million), the top priced work in the two-day sale of Impressionist and Modern art next week, the Edvard Munch selection, is the most anticipated. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

GM1DRWAUMPAA Porters carry "Deux Femmes" by Paul Gauguin in the auction rooms of Sotherby's in central London February 1, 2006. Although "Deux Femmes", a late work by Gaugin, is up at 14 million pounds, the top priced work in the two-day sale of Impressionist and Modern art next week the Edvard Munch selection is the most anticipated. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

RP3DSFDWLYAA A man looks at Paul Gauguin's painting "Deux femmes" at an exhibition in Hong Kong January 17, 2006, as part of auction house Sotheby's sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art that will take place in London between February 7-10. This work is expected to fetch between $18,000,000-25,000,000, according to Sotheby's. REUTERS/Paul Yeung

RP3DSFDWLXAC A woman looks at Paul Gauguin's painting "Deux femmes" at an exhibition in Hong Kong January 17, 2006, as part of auction house Sotheby's sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art that will take place in London between February 7-10. This work is expected to fetch between $18,000,000-25,000,000, according to Sotheby's. REUTERS/Paul Yeung

PBEAHUNTKDC A man looks at Paul Gauguin's painting "Deux femmes" at an exhibition in Hong Kong January 17, 2006, as part of auction house Sotheby's sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art that will take place in London between February 7-10. This work is expected to fetch between $18,000,000-25,000,000, according to Sotheby's.

PBEAHUNTKDB A woman looks at Paul Gauguin's painting "Deux femmes" at an exhibition in Hong Kong January 17, 2006, as part of auction house Sotheby's sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art that will take place in London between February 7-10. This work is expected to fetch between $18,000,000-25,000,000, according to Sotheby's.

RP2DSFHFQBAA A visitor observes Pierre-August Renoir's painting "Tete de Jeune fille au Ruban Bleu" (Portrait of a Woman with Blue Ribbon), at the Argentina's Museo de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, November 25, 2005. This Renoir's work is one of the three masterpiece paintings, along with Paul Cezanne's "La Route" (The Road) and Paul Gauguin's "Le Cri " (The Cry) , which were stolen in 1980 among others paintings from the museum and were found in 2002 in Paris and gave back to Argentina by the French Justice. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

RP5DRIGLKXAA A visitor walks between paintings of French artists Gauguin and Signac during exhibition in Palma de Mallorca. A visitor walks between two paintings by French artists Paul Gauguin (L) entitled "Parc Ostre Anlaegh, Copenhaguen" and Paul Signac's "Sunset, Herblay" during the inauguration of the exhibition "From Millet to Matisse" in the Caixa Foundation in Palma de Mallorca, in Spain's Balearic islands, February 2, 2005. REUTERS/Dani Cardona

RP4DRHZLYPAA Left to right: George Shackelford and Malcolm Rogers of the Museum ofFine Arts of Boston, French Polynesian government Culture MinisterLouise Peltzer, French President Jacques Chirac, President of thegovernment of French Polynesia Gaston Flosse, French president'wifeBernadette Chirac, LVMH luxury goods group head Bernard Arnault and hiswife Helene pose in front of Paul Gauguin's painting " Ou allons nous..." ( where are we going ) as they visit the Gaugin exhibition inParis, September 30, 2003. The exhibition will open on october 3, 2003and run untill January 19, 2004. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerPW/

PBEAHUOQSAH Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa listens to a question during the presentation of his latest book 'El Paraiso en la Otra Esquina (Paradise on the Other Corner)' in Madrid April 2, 2003. [The book is about Flora Tristan, a women's rights activist and her grandson the French artist Paul Gauguin. ]

PBEAHUOQSAG Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa listens to a question during the presentation of his latest book 'El Paraiso en la Otra Esquina (Paradise on the Other Corner)' in Madrid April 2, 2003. [The book is about Flora Tristan, a women's rights activist and her grandson the French artist Paul Gauguin. ]

RP3DRIGZNJAA Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa listens to a question during thepresentation of his latest book 'El Paraiso en la Otra Esquina(Paradise on the Other Corner)' in Madrid April 2, 2003. The book isabout Flora Tristan, a women's rights activist and her grandson theFrench artist Paul Gauguin. REUTERS/Andrea ComasAC

RP3DRIGZKCAA Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa gestures during the presentation ofhis latest book 'El Paraiso en la Otra Esquina (Paradise on the OtherCorner)' in Madrid April 2, 2003. The book is about Flora Tristan, awomen's rights activist and her grandson the French artist PaulGauguin. REUTERS/Andrea ComasAC/WS

PBEAHULQCDP A visitor to an exhibition in Bombay of 'The Vollard Collection' from the Leon Dierx Museum in France looks at 'The Savage Head' sculpted by Paul Gauguin, November 18. More than 110 priceless art works by famous artists like [Renoir, Gauguin, Chagall and Picasso] are on display under tight security in the city. The exhibition has been brought to India by the French Embassy.**DIGITAL IMAGE**

RP1DRILHSWAA A visitor to an exhibition in Bombay of 'The Vollard Collection' from the Leon Dierx Museum in France looks at 'The Savage Head' sculpted by Paul Gauguin, November 18. More than 110 priceless art works by famous artists like Renoir, Gauguin, Chagall and Picasso are on display under tight security in the city. The exhibition has been brought to India by the French Embassy.SK/TAN