The whereabouts of the disappearing Van Gogh painting named "The Still Life" are unknown after being purchased by producer Wang Zhongjun.
The bidding for Lot 17 started at $23 million.
In the packed room at Sotheby’s in Manhattan, the price quickly climbed: $32 million, $42 million, $48 million. Then a new prospective buyer, calling from China, made it a contest between just two people.
On the block that evening in November 2014 were works by Impressionist painters and Modernist sculpt...
