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Germany Unveils More Works from Munich Art Trove
ArtfixDaily / November 11th, 2013
Pressure from the art world and Jewish groups has prompted the German government to reveal more works from the massive trove of art found in a Munich apartment.
Record-Setting Giacometti Painting Leads Christie's Sale
ArtfixDaily / November 6th, 2013
Christie's Impressionist and modern art auction in New York on Tuesday brought $144.3 million, falling 23 percent short of the sale's $188 million low estimate. A bright spot was the record price of...
Masterpieces Revealed from Nazi Art Hoard
ArtfixDaily / November 5th, 2013
Artworks deemed "degenerate" by the Nazi regime, unknown masterworks by the likes of Chagall and Matisse, and dozens of works thought lost in the war, are slowly being revealed by German authorities. Part of the trove...
German Authorities Find $1.4-Billion in Nazi-Looted Art
ArtfixDaily / November 3rd, 2013
A recent search of a Munich apartment yielded the astonishing discovery of about $1-billion worth of looted art missing since the Nazi era. Some 1,500 artworks were uncovered in the home, many by the likes of Renoir, Picasso, Matisse, and Chagall.
Guilty Pleas in Kunsthal Museum's Art Theft
ArtfixDaily / October 30th, 2013
Romanian defendants Radu Dogaru, Alexandru Bitu and Eugen Darie pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the theft of seven paintings from the Kunsthal Museum last fall. A Bucharest court charged them with...
Universities Track Down Nazi-Looted Artwork
The Gazette / October 29th, 2013
A Jewish art dealer who fled Nazi Germany after he was forced to auction off his gallery's art collection, lost everything and then rebuilt his life. His heirs say they have recovered...
Art Thief May Sue Museum for Making Heist Too Easy
ArtfixDaily / October 23rd, 2013
Accused thief Radu Dogaru says he's a victim in the $24-million art heist that he perpetrated. Dogaru says the crime was too easy and that the Kunsthal museum should be sued for negligence
Detroit Manager Says DIA Should Monetize Art Collection
USATODAY / October 3rd, 2013
Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr said on Thursday that there are ways that the Detroit Institute of Arts could make money from its collection without any outright sales. He spoke to...
Huguette Clark Estate Comes Closer to Becoming a Museum
ArtfixDaily / September 30th, 2013
Court proceedings over the weekend of Sept. 20 in New York have paved a clearer path for an art museum in the Clark Estate perched on a Santa Barbara seaside bluff. The settlement includes $10 million in cash, a share in a Monet worth $25 million, and a seat on the board...
Once-Stolen Piero della Francesca Painting Makes Rare Appearance in U.S.
ArtfixDaily / September 15th, 2013
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) opened a single-work exhibition on September 13 which showcases the rare Renaissance painting, the Senigallia Madonna (1470s), and recounts the fascinating story of its theft and recovery in the 1970s. On loan from...
Italy Delays Botticelli Loan to Israel
ArtfixDaily / September 12th, 2013
Sandro Botticelli's "The Annunciation of San Martino alla Scala" will stay in Florence after officials there postponed its trip to Jerusalem due to the Syria conflict.
Major Art Heist Trial Delayed Over Lawyer's Sneakers
ArtfixDaily / September 10th, 2013
A defense lawyer was fined 5,000 lei ($1,148) on Tuesday for ignoring dress regulations and being tardy in the trial of five Romanians accused of perpetrating last fall's $24 million art heist from the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam.
Rediscovered Van Gogh Unveiled in Amsterdam
ArtfixDaily / September 9th, 2013
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam announced on Monday the discovery of a significant painting by Vincent van Gogh, done in 1888, at the height of the artist's career.
A $50 Auction Find Turns Out to be Worth $400,000
ArtfixDaily / September 4th, 2013
A tiny painting by John Constable has been rediscovered a decade after a retired consultant ophthalmic surgeon picked it up for $50 at auction.
The National Gallery of Art Keeps Growing
Washington Post / September 2nd, 2013
From 2001 to 2011, federal appropriations to the National Gallery of Art grew from $73 million to $158 million — or rose 70 percent when accounting for inflation — a growth rate nearly triple that of other federally-funded cultural institutions...
John McEnroe Wins Co-Ownership of Gorky Painting in Court
NY Daily News / August 27th, 2013
Tennis legend John McEnroe was awarded co-ownership in a multi-million dollar Arshile Gorky painting by a Manhattan judge, according to a court decision revealed on Tuesday.
Fujifilm Partners with Van Gogh Museum to Sell 3-D Art Replicas
The Verge / August 26th, 2013
Fujifilm has pioneered a new method of reproducing artwork to a near-exact replica of the original. These reproductions include grooves of paint and textures that match...
Australia, UK Museums Vie for Rare Stubbs Painting of Kangaroo
Guardian / August 25th, 2013
The first image of a marsupial by a western artist has museums in the UK and Australia in hot pursuit. Both countries have begun fundraising efforts for "The Kongouro from New Holland," an 18th-century painting of a kangaroo by British artist George Stubbs.
Beastie Boy Mom Donates Veronese Painting to Worcester Art Museum
ArtfixDaily / August 26th, 2013
One of the last works by the artist in private hands, a sumptuous 16th-century painting by Paolo Veronese is being gifted to the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts. The donor is collector Hester Diamond whose son is...
Fate of Huguette Clark's Fortune Debated in New York
Santa Barbara Independent / August 21st, 2013
An arts foundation housed in a $100 million Santa Barbara oceanfront mansion, stipulated in a contested will of copper heiress Huguette Clark, may not become a reality. Negotiations are underway...