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Museum show is big on Botero
New York Times / April 3rd, 2010
The Colombian artist Fernando Botero is showcased at Long Island's Nassau County Museum of Art, where a small but significant collection of figure paintings, drawings and monumental sculptures is gathered, including a huge, plump female nude at the entrance. In painting or sculpture, Botero, ...
Mid-market art stolen from Europe often lands in U.S.
Naples News / February 18th, 2010
Robert Wittman, the de facto head of the FBI’s art theft program from 1988 until 2008, has tracked down stolen Goyas, a Rembrandt, and five Norman Rockwells, among many other multi-million dollar artworks. Art and antiques originating in theft hotspots like Europe, South America, and ...
Forgeries or Finds? Art world is fighting over Frida Kahlo
LA Times Arts / September 6th, 2009
The emergence of previously unknown artwork said to be made by the popular Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-54) has led to a very public debate about its authenticity. In Mexico, Kahlo is officially ranked an artist of the national patrimony, a formal endorsement foreign to American culture. ...