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Mendelssohon Heirs Sue Over Picasso Sold Under Nazi Duress

By , on March 29th, 2013

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Hitler examines looted art during World War II.

Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s extensive art collection, sold under Nazis persecution during the Third Reich, is the subject of another lawsuit filed by his heirs. At issue is an iconic Picasso painting known as “Madame Soler.”

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Eugene Delacroix Defaced Liberty Raises Security Issues Anew

So-Called 9/11 Truther Tags Art With Indelible Pen

By , on February 8th, 2013

Eugene Delacroix’s homage to the French Revolution, entitled “Liberty Leading the People” has been defaced by a “9/11 truther,” raising questions once again about museum security and public access to priceless works of art.

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Drawings By Surrealist Masters on View at the Morgan Museum

Over 160 Sketches By 70 Artists on Display

By , on January 24th, 2013
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‘Two Exquisite Flowers’ by Salvador Dali (1972)

Surrealist drawings by iconic artists such as Salvador Dalí, René Magritte and Joan Miró are on view at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York in a stunning new exhibit entitled “Drawing Surrealism.” storypointer Drawings By Surrealist Masters on View at the Morgan Museum




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Met Museum Hosts First Ever Exhibition of Music Masterpieces

Sau-Wing Lam Collection Includes Rare Stradivari

By , on December 8th, 2012

salome web Met Museum Hosts First Ever Exhibition of Music MasterpiecesSau-Wing Lam’s collection of rare Italian string instruments will go on display for the first time in the United States at the Metropolitan Museum of Art later this month. The collection includes rare violins by Antonio Stradivari.

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Abraham Roentgen’s Royal Furniture at Met Museum (photos)

Exhibition Will Include Pieces Never Seen Outside Europe

By , on August 17th, 2012

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Abraham Roentgen

Abraham Roentgen was known throughout Europe for fine cabinetmaking starting in the mid-1700s, when he established his shop in Germany. Today, his works are hailed as masterpieces, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art has gathered nearly 60 exquisite pieces for a special exhibition in New York.

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Dürer, Holy Roman Masters Star in New Met Exhibit

Metropolitan Museum Showcases Central European Art 1400-1700

By , on April 4th, 2012

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Albrecht Dürer’s iconic Self-portrait and Studies of the Artist’s Hand and a Pillow (1493),

Albrecht Dürer is German’s dominant artist from a period spanning almost 300 years in Central European development. But a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases others who shaped German, Swiss, Austrian, and early Bohemian drawings.

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Guggenheim Eyes Helsinki to Expand Global Presence

By , on January 19th, 2012

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The Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

A dramatic $178 million museum on the waterfront in Helsinki, Finland has been proposed by The Guggenheim Museum in New York. It wants to expand a global footprint that already includes Italy, Spain and Germany.

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