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Goya painting removed from sale
By h.b. - Dec 28, 2006 - 6:37 PM
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A Goya painting has been withdrawn from auction following doubts about its authenticity. ‘Santos Adorando el Santísimo Sacramento’ had an opening price of 1.2 million € in the sale planned in Lamas Bolaño.
Adminstrator of the sale, Arturo Guinovart, said that there were doubts with respect to the painting’s authenticity.
The work measures 57 X 70 cms and is owned by a resident of Madrid. It was taken by the Historical Heritage unit of the Ministry of the Interior police last Friday, and it’s unknown how long their investigations will continue.