Interesting article on the site ARTinvestment.RU
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...«( Buy old masters more profitable than gold nuggets, if you are looking for something that does not lose in value, "- said another London dealer Clovis Whitfield (Clovis Whitfield) from the gallery Whitfield Fine Art. At its booth sported recently discovered and restored painting by Andrea del Sarto (Andrea del Sarto) «Madonna and Child with John the Baptist" (1513) with a price tag "8,5 million euros.
Art dealer from Maastricht William Noortman (William Noortman), the head belongs to the auction house Sotheby's galleries Noortman Master Paintings, successfully sold the painting of the Dutch masters of the XVII century, Gabriel Metsu (Gabriel Metsu). For painting, which depicts an elderly lady, a collector from the East Coast of the U.S. laid out a price close to the amount of price list (3.6 million euros).
Paris gallery Haboldt & Co., Also dealing with the old masters, on the first day of the fair had sold five paintings, including a 15-centimeter still life with a glass of wine a brush painter of XVII century Sébastien Stoskopffa (Sebastien Stoskopff). Price works exceeded 650 thousand euros.
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