The painting was for sale for five million dollars (4.57 million euros) and that price was paid for it. According to the seller, the new owner is a private individual with a private museum outside Europe. The museum is open to the public. The seller does not want to say exactly which museum it is, because it is up to the new owner to make that known.
The painting Head of an old farmer’s wife with a white hat was probably painted in 1884. The painting is 63 by 48 centimeters.