An 1892 painting by Paul Gauguin of two Tahitan girls has sold for almost £200million - the largest amount ever paid for a single work of art.
Qatar is understood to have bought Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) from the Swiss Rudolf Staechelin Family Trust to be hung in its state-run museums.
But the oil-rich country is yet to confirm the purchase, reported in the Wall Street Journal.
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