Record Purchase Price
The painting has always been in private ownership. On May 25, 2006, Daybreak was purchased by a private collector (Mel Gibson's wife, Robyn) at auction at Christie's for US$7.6 million. This set a record price for a Parrish painting. It was sold again on May 21, 2010 for US$5.2 million.
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