Chinese Billionaire Wang Jianlin buy the painting “Claude et Paloma,” by Pablo Picasso for $28.2 million at Christie’s in New York

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“Claude et Paloma,” by Pablo Picasso, depicts the artist’s young children, Claude and Paloma, as shown in this handout photo released to the media on Nov. 6, 2013.China’s richest man, Wang Jianlin, bought the painting for $28.2 million at Christie’s in New York yesterday.

Wang Jianlin

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Wang Jianlin
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Wang Jianlin at the World Economic Forum in 2009
Native name 王健林
Born October 24, 1954 (age 59)
Citizenship Chinese
Organization Dalian Wanda Group
Known for Wealthiest person in China as of 2013
Net worth US$ 14.2 billion
Political party Communist Party of China
Relatives 4 younger brothers
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang Jianlin (Chinese: 王健林; pinyin: Wáng Jiànlín; born 1954) is a Chinese billionaire.He is the Chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group, one of China’s largest real estate developers, and also the world’s largest operator of movie theaters after the purchase of AMC Entertainment Holdings for US$ 2.6 billion in 2013.

In 2013 Forbes ranked him the 128th richest person in the world, with US$ 8.6 billion. In August 2013, he is listed as the wealthiest person in China with a net worth of US$ 14.2 billion by Bloomberg

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