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A new Antigna pour Orléans
16/4/24 - Acquisition - Orléans, Musée des Beaux-Arts - These are blessed times for collectors and museums who are not afraid to think outside the box. While some exceptional works are selling for prices that are no less exceptional, and while a few fashionable paintings are shattering records for reasons that have nothing to do with art history or even their quality, many others, particularly those from the 19th century by excellent artists, are selling for pennies on the dollar. Does this have anything to do with the loss of knowledge that we are sadly witnessing more and more? Perhaps. The fact remains that it is now possible to enrich collections with works that are often remarkable, at derisory prices.