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cowlix.com
The post discusses the Messiah Violin, noted as potentially the world’s most valuable, and the controversy over its authenticity. It mentions a 1998 analysis by Peter Klein on tree-ring photos initiated by Stewart Pollens, a 2000 microscopic comparison by John Topham and Derek McCormick, and a 2000s study led by Henri Grissino-Mayer confirming the prior work.
upi.com
The article reports that Ronald Lauder, cosmetics heir and former U.S. Ambassador to Austria, opened the Neue Galerie Museum for German and Austrian Art in New York on the Museum Mile, detailing its history, renovation, and notable artists such as Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Vasily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee.
independent.co.uk
The Ming dynasty jar, a 15th-century Chinese pot made for an emperor, sold at Sotheby’s London after a seven-minute bidding war for more than £750,000. The artifact was found in a Dublin junk shop and later identified by an amateur porcelain collector who died this year; the buyer was an art trader.
lejournaldesarts.fr
La Cour d’appel de Paris annule la vente d’un tableau présenté comme de l’atelier de Nicolas Poussin, La Fuite en Égypte, et ordonne sa restitution au vendeur. Le tableau avait été adjugé en 1986 et remis en cause après des expertises qui ont finalement abouti à reconnaître l’authenticité contestée.
latimes.com
Camille Pissarro's 1893 painting La Rue Saint-Lazare sold for $6,605,750 at Sotheby’s, setting a record for the artist. The sale was part of a $33.1 million Impressionist and modern art auction, with Matisse and Braque works also highlighted.
today.duke.edu
Giorgio de Chirico: Legacy and Connoisseurship is on display at Duke University Museum of Art, featuring nine original Giorgio de Chirico paintings and a forgery. The exhibition runs from November 8 to December 21 and is free to the public.