The Card Players: The Most Expensive Artwork of All Time

I dunno how I missed this the first time around, but check out the story of the most expensive painting in the world. Sold for $250M to the country of Qatar, Cezanne's The Card Players, is intimate and rather simple, but stunningly emotional and historically invaluable to art and cultural history. Take a look...
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/02/qatar-buys-cezanne-card-players-201202