Steven A. Cohen, who founded $14 billion dollar hedge fund group SAC Capital, bought Picasso’s Le Rêve for $155 million. The price is thought to be the highest ever paid for an artwork by a U.S. collector. He bought the masterpiece from Vegan mogul Steve Wynn, known for putting his elbow through a 1932 painting gf Picasso's mistress. Cohen's SAC Capital recently settled two insider-trading lawsuits with the government for $616 million.
[via NYPost]
