U.S. gallery pays $4.6 mn at auction for Velazquez piece

"A U.S. gallery spent 2.95 million pounds ($4.6 million) at auction here Wednesday to acquire a rediscovered painting attributed to Spanish master Diego Velazquez (1599-1660).

The buyer was Alfred Bader Fine Arts of Milwaukee, whose vice president, David Bader, was present at the bidding at Bonhams in London, though the actual bidding was handled by his partner Otto Naumann, who said it was the 'bargain of the decade.'"  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  Fox News Latino
On:  12/07/11
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