Jay Akasie at the New York Sun notes that there will be a forgotten painting bu Frans Hals up for auction at the upcoming Sotheby’s Old Masters auction.
From the article:
The Sotheby’s London sale of Old Masters includes a recently rediscovered portrait by 17th-century Dutch master Frans Hals. The portrait — of a wealthy textile merchant, [...]

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A magnificent collection of African and Asian textiles, belonging to Lord Alistair McAlpine, will go under the hammer at Bonhams in Knightsbridge on 12 February 2008. The sale will feature over 200 lots of Tribal Art from countries in North and West Africa (Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Ivory Coast) and Asia (India and Indonesia). [...]

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