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theartnewspaper.com
The painting Leonardo’s Madonna with the yarnwinder, owned by the Duke of Buccleuch, was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle in Scotland and a reward of up to £100,000 was offered for information leading to its recovery. The work could be by Leonardo or from his circle and may be valued around £50 million.
theartnewspaper.com
Nobuyoshi Araki, Yayoi Kusama, Tatsuo Miyajima, Yasumasa Morimura, and Mariko Mori are discussed as leading Japanese artists in the international market; the article notes their highest prices at auction and representation, with prices and galleries mentioned for each.
artforum.com
The painting Tarquinius and Lucretia, created in 1610–11 by Peter Paul Rubens, was stolen from Germany after World War II and has been handed to Russian authorities with the plan to return it to Germany, as reported by The Guardian.
independent.co.uk
The Independent reports that the Russian government seized a Rubens painting, valued at £55m, that disappeared from Germany during World War II. The painting, Tarquinius and Lucretia by Peter Paul Rubens, disappeared from a castle near Berlin in 1945. German officials and experts discussed the seizure and potential return, amid prior bids and controversy over wartime art looting.
Christie’s
Christie’s and HOK Fine Art announced an in-situ sale of more than 500 lots from Lissadell House, expected to realise €800,000–€1.2 million. The collection included Irish furniture, paintings tied to the Gore-Booth family and works associated with the house that inspired W. B. Yeats.
theguardian.com
The article discusses a Turner painting re-titled The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at Portsmouth 8 October 1844 (circa) 1844-5 (formerly Festive Lagoon Scene Venice c 1840-5) and its potential identification of the figures as Portsmouth councillors rather than glamorous revellers. It also notes the companion painting retitled The Disembarkation of Louis-Philippe at Portsmouth, the Turner bequest to the nation, and references a 1966 New York exhibition curated by Lawrence Gowring.
scmp.com
Stanley Ho Hung-sun bought a bronze pig head relic looted from the 1860 Summer Palace, with costs reportedly under $7 million. The pig head was bought from a New York collector, and Ho’s financing came via Shun Tak Holdings. The piece notes related bronzes seen at the Poly Art Museum and bids from Christie’s and Sotheby’s, and mentions the Poly Group’s press conference in Hong Kong.
Christie’s
Christie’s announced the sale of pioneering MoMA curator Dorothy C. Miller’s collection of post-war, folk, tribal and decorative art. The offering included Jasper Johns’s Gray Numbers, estimated at $5 million–$7 million, and works connected to artists Miller championed at the museum.
latimes.com
A 205-year-old violin made by Salinan Indian Jose Carabajal is missing from Mission San Antonio de Padua’s museum, located at Ft. Hunter Liggett in Monterey County. The instrument had been on display since the late 1970s and was restored by John Warren of the New World Baroque Orchestra, who has used it in several concerts, most recently on May 18.
independent.co.uk
Meet Mr Kim, the Britart benefactor who has Damien Hirst and Saatchi in his sights discusses Kim Chang-il, a South Korean collector and entrepreneur, as a major new Britart benefactor and potential successor to Charles Saatchi. It notes his purchase of Hirst's Charity centerpiece and his extensive Britart collection housed in Seoul.
artforum.com
The painting Nebelschwaden, 1802 by Caspar David Friedrich, stolen in a 1994 Frankfurt exhibition robbery, was recovered and returned to the Hamburger Kunsthalle. Two J.M.W. Turner works that were stolen with it were later recovered in 2002 and belonged to the Tate.