Focus on this artwork and analyze the Provenance.
The painting previously belonged to Barbara Streisand, acquired around 1986 for $135,000. On March 3, 1996, Christie's held a dedicated sale of Streisand's collection, including Adam and Eve, which sold for $1,982,500, at the time, setting a record price for the artist at auction. Streisand told the NY Times: "We screamed when the Lempicka price went over $1 million ... I was working out with my exercise teacher and when the bidding went over the top I screamed."The work is currently in a private collection.
Adam and Eve Adam Lempicka Barbara Streisand Eve