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vietthanh.vn
The listing features the Eastman Jonathan Li VA503 viola. It mentions the instrument model VA503, size 16.5" – 15", and notes that it is crafted under the supervision of a master luthier using Bosnian Maple wood. The price is listed as Liên hệ (contact for price).
nytimes.com
The New York Times article reports on a burglary at the Hindley Smith Gallery and the Ashmolean Museum theft of a Cezanne painting, Auvers-sur-Oise, 1879–82, valued at $4.8 million, highlighting a pattern of high-value art thefts and the challenges in recovering stolen works.
theartnewspaper.com
The MoMA has spent over $250,000 in legal fees in its New York lawsuit contesting the attempted subpoena of two Egon Schiele paintings loaned to the museum by the Leopold Foundation in Austria.
theartnewspaper.com
The Art Newspaper reports that the Austrian Parliament decided restitution should be made to Nazi victims and coerced post-1945 borrowers, but an advisory council repeatedly opposed the plan. The piece centers on Bruno Kreisky and Hertha Firnberg regarding a Klimt drawing case from the Albertina Collection, and discusses the broader implications for restitution claims.