The 2019 Frieze New York lineup
In just a few short days Frieze New York will get into full swing at Randall’s Island Park with more than 190 exhibitors. Between May 2nd and May 5th, thousands […]
Stacks on (hay)stacks: Monet’s ‘Meules’ priced at $55 million
On May 14th, one of Claude Monet’s inimitable ‘Haystack’ paintings will come to auction at Sotheby’s New York. Meules (1890), from the ‘Haystack’ series, is one of only eight works […]
New French task force to hone in on Nazi-looted art
In the coming weeks, a new French task force will be researching and returning artworks looted during the Nazi occupation of France to their rightful owners or their heirs. The […]
600 stolen books returned to University and Regional Library of Bonn
More than 70 years after they went missing, over 600 books were returned to the University and Regional Library of Bonn (ULB) on April 11th. The books, which include various […]
A Night Less Starry- The Auction of Van Gogh’s Gun
On June 9th, 2019, the rusted husk of a 7mm Lefaucheux revolver will go up for auction. This weathered skeleton sat untouched and unseen in a field in the French […]
Recently restitued by the Guggenheim, a painting by Ernst Kirchner to be loaned to the National Museum of Norway thanks to a bank
In October of last year, Das Soldatenbad (Artillerymen), a 1915 artwork by German artist Ernst Kirchner, was returned to the family of German Jewish art dealer Alfred Flechtheim. The Guggenheim, […]
Cottingley Fairies photographs – a 20th century hoax – to be sold
The ‘Cottingley Fairies’ photography series were one of the 20th century’s biggest photographic hoaxes. The black and white photos appear to show fairies floating around a little girl and in […]
