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Jose Rizal 's sculpture of Josephine Bracken, " Josephine Sleeping ," has been acquired by the National Museum of the Philippines.The sculpture was previously sold for over P31 million at the Leon Gallery 's Kingly Treasures Auction 2024 to an anonymous bidder.But according to Lisa Guerrero Nakpil of Leon Gallery , the National Museum invoked its right of first refusal under Republic Act 11333.
' Previous to that, government auction rules obliged it to seek the lowest bid, which is the opposite of the mechanism in fine art auctions," Lisa said in an article.The sculpture will be displayed at the National Museum of Fine Arts, but no details have been given yet on the final location and date.During the Kingly Treasures auction, "Josephine Sleeping" had a starting price of P7 million.
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