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  • May 2008
    • Greek Claims 'Last' Van Gogh

      Greek Claims 'Last' Van Gogh

      (Newser) - A painting under examination in Greece is being billed as the last work of Vincent van Gogh, the Guardian reports. Seized by the Nazis from French Jews, then "liberated" by Greek resistance fighters in 1944, the work appears to be a third portrait of van Gogh’s physician, Dr. Gachet—though a notebook found with the portrait has been dismissed as not van Gogh's. More »

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      Nazi   World War II   Greece   Vincent Van Gogh   Athens   Fine art market   portrait

  • March 2008
    • Art Funds Looking Far East

      Art Funds Looking Far East

      (Newser) - With major economies slowing and the US dollar near historic lows, art investment funds are looking to move away from the slowing Western art market, Bloomberg reports. Funds are sinking millions into works from China, India, and the Middle East. One leading fund has met its target for contemporary Chinese art and is aiming to expand into older works. More »

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      art   hedge fund   art market   investment   Christie's   Fine art market

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