The Monet was then purchased at auction by a Nazi art dealer and disappeared in 1941. More than 70 years later, the painting resurfaced at a 2016 impressionism exhibition in France.
By one estimate, the Nazis stole 650,000 works of art from 1933 to 1945. Perhaps, Parlagi said, the return of her grandfather’s Monet “could give other families hope.” On Wednesday ...
Big sales during New York’s auction week—including a $121.2 million Magritte—made collecting seem fun again.
reiterated the call and advocated for the return of stolen art. Yet Adalbert Parlagi's efforts were stonewalled by the Vienna auctioneer who had bought and sold the Monet pastel and another ...
“Thanks to a meticulous conservation process, the painting has been carefully returned to its original brilliance — without ...
(CNN) – A rare pastel painting by Claude Monet has had a remarkable journey. A couple in Austria bought the piece, titled “Bord de Mer,” in 1936. Then, they stored it in a shipping warehouse to send ...
“Thanks to a meticulous conservation process, the painting has been carefully returned to its original brilliance — without varnish — to reveal Monet’s intended color harmonies and ...
(CNN) – A rare pastel painting by Claude Monet has had a remarkable journey. A couple in Austria bought the piece, titled “Bord de Mer,” in 1936. Then, they stored it in a shipping warehouse ...