The Loan from the Auctioneer Bought Van Gogh — and Bankrupted Him
カートのアイテムが多すぎます
ご購入は五十タイトルがカートに入っている場合のみです。
カートに追加できませんでした。
しばらく経ってから再度お試しください。
ウィッシュリストに追加できませんでした。
しばらく経ってから再度お試しください。
ほしい物リストの削除に失敗しました。
しばらく経ってから再度お試しください。
ポッドキャストのフォローに失敗しました
ポッドキャストのフォロー解除に失敗しました
The Loan from the Auctioneer Bought Van Gogh — and Bankrupted Him
-
ナレーター：
-
著者：
In November 1987, a canvas by Vincent van Gogh sold at auction for fifty-four million dollars — the highest price ever paid for a single painting in recorded history. The buyer used money lent to him by the very auction house running the sale. He was, at that moment, a national hero who had just ended a 132-year winning streak in international sport — so what happens when the loan comes due?
In this episode, we trace the parallel rise and collapse of Alan Bond, from a twelve-year-old immigrant in Fremantle to the man behind Australia's America's Cup victory, a billion-dollar television network, a private university, and a record-setting art purchase — asking how genuine achievement and financial fraud occupied the same life at the same time.
Person: Alan Bond
Location: Fremantle, Western Australia
Date: November 1987
Case: the purchase of van gogh's irises for $54 million using a loan from sotheby's, the auctioneer itself
Status: bankrupted in 1992, later convicted and imprisoned for siphoning $1.2 billion from bell resources
- Bond emigrated from Hammersmith, London, to Fremantle at age twelve and was charged with attempted burglary at eighteen
- His syndicate's yacht, Australia II, ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year hold on the America's Cup in September 1983
- In 1987 alone, Bond purchased Channel Nine from Kerry Packer for $1.05 billion, founded Bond University, and bought van Gogh's Irises
- The Irises loan from Sotheby's was never repaid; the painting was sold on to the J. Paul Getty Museum around 1990
- Bond's total debts reached $1.8 billion at bankruptcy in 1992; creditors ultimately settled for $12 million Australian
- In 1997 he pleaded guilty to siphoning $1.2 billion from Bell Resources and was sentenced to seven years, serving four
- His Order of Australia, awarded for the 1983 America's Cup win, was stripped following his conviction
To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.
© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
まだレビューはありません