Louis Finson gifted to MusÃ©e des Beaux-Arts de Marseille

October 1 2025

Picture: Drouot

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

News from France (spotted via @Gazette_Inter & @Mweilc) that Louis Finson's St Sebastian, which sold earlier in June for 416,000 EUR at Drouot, has been gifted to the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille from the JG Foundation.

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