MFA Houston Can Keep Contested Nazi-looted Bernardo Bellotto Painting: US Appeals Court
A misidentification by a Dutch foundation sent the wrong painting to a claimant after the end of the war.
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Tony Bennett’s Passion for Painting, Last ‘Monuments Man’ Dies, and More: Morning Links for July 24, 2023
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MFA Houston Owns Bellotto Painting Sold Under Duress During World War II, Foundation Claims
The MFA reaffirmed its believe in the "legitimacy" of the sale in 1938.
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Early-Career Van Dyck Portrait Recovered by Monuments Men to Sell at Auction
Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck created the work when he was just 20 years old.
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Morning Links: Guggenheim Edit-a-thon Edition
Timothy Rodgers, director of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, will be stepping down this month after a six-year tenure. [Artforum]
Police searched Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow…
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Inside the Secret Market for Nazi-Looted Art
The German dealer who left 1,400 works to his son was part of a network of dealers and others in Munich who helped implement the Nazi looting program, conceal stolen works, and sell them after the…
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