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  • February 2008
    • Arts Nazis Stole Goes on Exhibit

      Arts Nazis Stole Goes on Exhibit

      (Newser) - Authorities in France and Israel are attempting to return paintings seized by Nazis during World War II to families to whom they belong, and have organized an exhibit of 50 “orphaned” works in Israel to solicit rightful claims. The tranquil themes of many of the works in the exhibit, “Looking for Owners,” contrast sharply with their ownership histories, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      Israel   France   art   Nazi   painting   Holocaust   Claude Monet   Gustave Courbet   Henri Matisse

  • January 2008
    • Disputed Show Opens to Raves

      Disputed Show Opens to Raves

      (Newser) - London's Royal Academy opened its blockbuster exhibition of Russian-owned paintings last night, after narrowly escaping cancellation by the Russians last month. Critics agree that the stunner of From Russia is Matisse's 1910 The Dance , which rarely leaves the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. "It blasts any picture near it off the wall," says the Telegraph 's critic. More »

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      painting   St. Petersburg   Henri Matisse

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