John- it's up to the current owners to decide whether or not they want their name out there, and the auction house should have contacted them first to get their permission. As I said, I spoke in length to one of those collectors, and he said he was not contacted and wasn't happy to see his name in print.
Provenance is unquestionably a very important part of any collecting field, and any former owner is fair game. I suppose once you sell your Wagner you are also selling your rights to privacy. But current owners do have the right to remain anonymous if that is their choice.
And I don't have a website either, but I hope there will be many more, because the more websites, the more people are fighting on Net54.
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