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Marcelo Pacheco: “The greatest loss from the Blaquier collection sale will be Argentine art”

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Marcelo Pacheco warned that the sale of the Blaquier collection abroad could remove 2,000 works of Argentine art from the country.
  • He discussed the fate of major private collections owned by Argentine families that are being sold overseas.
  • The Blaquier holdings include works by Prilidiano Pueyrredón, De la Vega, Noé, Fontana, Berni and Pettoruti.

“With the sale of the Blaquier collection, the greatest loss will be Argentine art: 2,000 pieces will leave the country,” Marcelo Pacheco told LA NACION.

Pacheco, described as Argentina’s leading expert on collecting, spoke about the fate of major private collections assembled by local families and now being sold abroad.

The Blaquier collection contains works spanning important Argentine artists, he said. Its holdings include pieces by Prilidiano Pueyrredón, De la Vega, Noé, Fontana and Berni.

It also includes a group of more than 30 works by Emilio Pettoruti. For Pacheco, the issue is not simply the sale of a prominent private collection, but the loss of a large part of Argentina’s artistic heritage to buyers outside the country.

With the sale of the Blaquier collection, the greatest loss will be Argentine art: 2,000 pieces will leave the country.

· Marcelo PachecoPacheco described the cultural cost of selling the collection abroad in an interview with LA NACION.
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