Swiss Website Aims to Help Museums Track Nazi-Looted Art
Being one of the 44 countries to endorse the non-binding Washington Principles, Switzerland pledges to find “just-and-fair” solutions for returning works looted by the Nazi’s during the second World War to rightful Jewish owners. The Swiss government has created a … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Fritz Zuber-Buhler’s “Young Girl by the Lake”
Young Girl by the Lake. While we are on Swiss art, here is a wonderful example of Fritz Zuber-Buhler’s work. This 19th century Swiss artist was born in 1822 and by the time he was 16 had traveled to Paris … More…
Swiss Art Mimics Banks by Luring Foreign Millionaires
Swiss Art Mimics Banks by Luring Foreign Millionaires – Even the Swiss are getting into the action. Recent sales of Swiss art have been extremely strong and buyers are coming from across the globe. Just another sign that more money is … More…
Kandinsky Fetches $21.2 Million, Asians Boost Sale Demand
Kandinsky Fetches $21.2 Million, Asians Boost Sale Demand – more on last night’s sale of Impressionist and Modern works. The sale did very well when one considers what was offered. Both auction rooms are having trouble finding really good works so … More…
Impressionist Evening Sale in London
Tonight kicked off the June auction action in London and prices were pretty strong. Top lot was the Kandinsky at £13.5M ($21.2M – est. £12-£16M … it last sold in 2008 for $15M). With just 44 works offered, it was … More…
Michigan AG: DIA art pieces can’t be sold to pay Detroit debt
To follow up on a post from earlier this month, Michigan attorney general, Bill Schuette, has issued a formal opinion stating that the collection in the Detroit Institute of Arts cannot be sold to satisfy city debts or obligations. In … More…
‘Orphaned’ Cézanne watercolour surfaces in Ottawa
Paul Cezanne’s watercolor, Group of Trees, 1890, is just one of over 600 works once held by French dealer and collector Ambroise Vollard. Unfortunately, this work is known to have been looted during the Second World War and now investigators … More…