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The Yale University Art Gallery is reviewing an ownership claim regarding Gustave Courbet's 1864 painting Le Grand Pont, on loan since 1981 from Dr. Herbert Schaefer. The claim, made by the son of the late Josephine Weinmann, asserts she purchased the work in the 1930s in Germany and never recovered it after leaving the country; the painting remains on display during the inquiry.
sfgate.com
Hilary Hahn, a 20-year-old violinist, performed Elgar Violin Concerto with Jeffrey Kahane and the Santa Rosa Symphony at the Luther Burbank Center, delivering a technically assured and deeply interpretive performance that impressed with its breadth and unity across movements.
upi.com
Scotland sends drawings to America. The article discusses how drawings have become valued for qualities such as lightness and line, and mentions the National Gallery of Scotland and an exhibition of drawings at New York's Frick Collection and Houston. It references Leonardo da Vinci and Georges Seurat among others in the draft collection.
fakty.ua
The article reports the theft of a 17th-century Guarneri violin by Italian maker Giuseppe Guarneri from a prestigious music school in Cologne. The instrument, valued at over half a million dollars, belonged to a Swedish bank and was lent to a 22-year-old violinist. Police investigation noted the theft may have occurred during a rehearsal break, and insurance coverage is mentioned as being in the multimillion-dollar range.
hs.fi
The article reports that a Guarneri violin, owned by OKO's Art Foundation, worth about 1.5 million marks, was stolen in Cologne. It was taken during a break from orchestra rehearsals by violinist Laura Vikman, who had left her violin in the concert hall for about ten minutes.
ga.de
Georg Baselitzs frühwerk Sandteichdamm (1974) wird von der Stadt Bonn verkauft und geht an die Kunststiftung der Sparkasse, um Schulden zu begleichen; der Preis beträgt 400 000 Mark. Das Bild bleibt als Leihgabe im Museum, da eine Dauerleihvereinbarung besteht.
The Art Newspaper
Collector Gustav Rau was contesting Swiss control of hundreds of European paintings valued at about £300 million. The collection was largely stored near Zurich, part was on loan in Paris, and Rau had made a will bequeathing the works to Unicef.
theartnewspaper.com
Stated by The Art Newspaper on 1 January 2001, the article discusses artnet’s decision to stop selling paintings online in favor of prints and photographs, citing cost-cutting measures and staff reductions. The piece notes earlier sales including Warhol, Chagall, and Lichtenstein, and mentions a Fontana canvas sold for $168,000 as a record for online art sales.