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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 days ago

French film brings the drama behind a Nazi-looted Schiele painting to life

An auctioneer is like a plastic surgeon. You have to trust them," she says. "So I trust you." She entrusts her piece to André Masson (played by the actor Alex Lutz)-a character named for the French Surrealist painter-who explains to his new assistant: "The fantastic part of the job is turning up a real rarity. You're Indiana Jones. But 99% of the time is soliciting. Like a whore.
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fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

How Egon Schiele Made Enduring Art from His Troubled Life and Times

Egon Schiele used an angular, economical line to render psychological self-portraits that fuse eroticism, suffering, and body distortion into a distinctive expressive voice.
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fromTheartnewspaper
4 months ago

Nudes by Tamara de Lempicka and Jenny Saville lead quiet Sotheby's Modern and contemporary sale

Sotheby's managed a sale amid a bearish market, but results show muted interest and a fall below pre-sale estimates.
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fromNew York Post
5 months ago

'Monumental' NYC ruling on Nazi-looted art tied to inspiration for Joel Grey character in 'Cabaret'

The Art Institute of Chicago's legal battle over a Nazi-looted drawing highlights significant jurisdictional implications for stolen art recovery in New York.
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fromTheartnewspaper
6 months ago

Judge orders the Art Institute of Chicago to restitute Nazi-looted Schiele drawing

A New York judge has ruled that the Art Institute of Chicago must return a Nazi-looted Egon Schiele drawing to its rightful owners.
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