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Achillito Chiesa 
Italian-Argentinian father-son duo art collectors (Senior died 1921, son died 1951?) ; art collection sold by American Art Association in NYC (various sale catalogs 1925-1927)
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  • Achillito Chiesa collection part I, Flemish and Dutch, Italian, English, French and Spanish paintings (Through inscrutable prank of Fate or Fortune the great Chiesa Collection of paintings, assembled through years of devotion of a father and years of indefatigable enthusiasm of a son, is to be dispersed at public sale in New York. The elder collector, Achille Chiesa, ... devoted the faculty of astuteness that had brought him wealth to the study and acquisition of works of art. His son Achillito Chiesa inherited a share of the fortune.... He bought ... largely on credit — which led to the inevitable end, and committees of bankers and other creditors were formed. The Italian Government was called into consultation in accordance with law, and a way sought to preserve the Collection. Finally the Government relinquished its hold and ...decided to send it to ... the American Art Association, Incorporated)
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