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Questionable origin sinks sale of master’s painting
Velazquez Immaculate Conception dated about 1618 failed to sell at Sotheby’s London as attribution sparked debate. Bailly, the French seller, had paid 3.4 million after a Paris sale tagged Circle of Velazquez. Experts largely supported Velazquez, though Alfonso Perez Sanchez suggested Alonso Cano as an alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velazquez
Sotheby’s
London
Hugh Brighstocke
Old Masters
Charles Bailly
Ader-Picar- Tajan
Paris
Bailly
National Gallery
United States
Alfonso Perez Sanchez
Prado Museum
Madrid
Alonso Cano
Seville
Francisco Pacheco