
You can bet your ass Vincent Van Gogh's final painting will set a world record when it goes on sale at Sotheby's next month.
A run-of-the-mill Van Gogh sells for tens of millions of dollars. This one will be even more than that.
It wouldn't surprise me if Steve Wynn gets in on the action. I hope, however, a museum gets it so the painting can be enjoyed by people around the world.
Some info:
The Fields (Wheat Fields) was completed on 10 July 1890, just 19 days before Vincent Van Gogh died. It hung in his room as he bled to death in his bed, where he had staggered after shooting himself in a field.
The work, only previously seen once in Britain, is one of just a few of Van Gogh's greatest works to remain in private hands and is celebrated for shedding significant light on the emotions felt by the artist in the days before his death.