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Sothebys Auction of 19th Century European Art features discoveries not seen in decades |
| October 25th, 2012 01:35:07 am |
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s bi-annual 19th Century European Art auction in New York will be held on 8 November 2012, featuring 105 exceptional works of art, including masterpieces by William Bouguereau, Giovanni Boldini, Jules Breton and others which have not been available on the market in more than 50 years. The preview exhibition will open in Sotheby’s New York headquarters beginning on 2 November. An important discovery in this sale is a group of six paintings formerly in the collection of self-made American businessman Obed J. Wilson, highlighted by William Bouguereau’s masterful La branche de cerisier (The Cherry Branch) from 1881 (est. $1.5/2 million). The painting was sold to Obed J. Wilson in 1881 within months of leaving the artist’s studio, and he later donated it to Twin Towers Senior Living Community in Cincinnati, Ohio, which he and his wife helped support and where it has remained on display si |
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