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The "Toulouse Caravaggio" Acquired Privately! - Seite 2

Last Monday, on 17 June, Sotheby's announced its withdrawal from the public sphere. A week later, the most anticipated work of the year has suddenly done more or less the same. For Artprice, the two cases strongly suggest that the Art Market is seeking a certain discretion. In the sales catalogue, Eric Turquin thanked his collaborators: "I wish to thank my expert colleagues, the restorers, the framers, the bankers, the insurers, the photographers and the transporters, etc. who have scrupulously respected their professional confidentiality obligations and allowed us to work in a calm and collected manner."

After five years of work, research and determination, "this painting will go to one of the best museums in the world. And for me that was essential," concludes Eric Turquin. 

Given the importance of this work in art historical terms, Artprice promises to track the reappearance of this painting – a painting that, as of today, no longer needs to be referred to as the "The Toulouse Caravaggio" –  and to shed as much light as possible on this private sale, concluded just hours before an auction that had all the makings of a truly historic event. Artprice's consistent and long-standing efforts to bring transparency to the Art Market are more than ever justified.

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