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       2024-05-06T05:51:24Z
       
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       The art auction house Goupil & Cie was founded in the middle of the 18th century. It came to dominated the art market for a long time, but it is also famous for sacking Vincent van Gogh from its staff.One of Goupil's many transactions was to buy this painting, After the Bath, directly from the artist William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) and then to swiftly make sure it become the property of king William III of the Netherlands, who said it became his favourite painting.