Man whose art was stolen admits coercion
Man whose art was stolen admits coercion
Man whose art was stolen admits coercion – Anthony Shaia, in an attempt to recover his stolen Southeast Asian art collection, learned the hard way that taking the law into your own hands is better left to law enforcement. … More…
Corcoran’s Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet breaks world record at Auction
Corcoran’s Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet breaks world record at Auction
Corcoran’s Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet breaks world record at Auction – While not a ‘work of art’ in the normal use of this term, one would be hard pressed not to call this Persian carpet a work of art. Estimate to bring … More…
Pushkin and Hermitage dispute over Modernist collection rumbles on
Pushkin and Hermitage dispute over Modernist collection rumbles on
After Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin shut down the State Museum of New Western Art, Moscow, in 1948, dozens of works were split between the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum. With hopes to unite … More…