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Vivien Schweitzer reports that the Canada Council for the Arts loaned eleven young Canadian musicians rare string instruments valued at over C$18 million through its Musical Instrument Bank. Cellist Soo Bae received the 1696 Bonjour Stradivari cello, while violinists Yi-Jia Susanne Hou and Jessica Linnebach received Stradivari violins, among others. The article lists the winners and the instruments loaned.
artforum.com
Giacomo Medici, convicted antiquities smuggler, offers to return a previously unknown ancient masterpiece called “Object X” to Italy in exchange for a reduced prison term and fines, stating that a famous ancient artist created it and comparing it to Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci; Medici is free awaiting appeal.
nytimes.com
The New York Times reports on the Montclair Art Museum and the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation presenting Roy Lichtenstein: American Indian Encounters, which brought several previously unknown or thought-to-be-lost works by Lichtenstein to light, including Chief Before Teepee, Two Wild Indians, Death of General Wolfe, and Death of the General, among others. The show opens at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York.
nytimes.com
Klimts Go to Market; Museums Hold Their Breath by Michael Kimmelman discusses four Klimt paintings that were to be auctioned at Christie’s in November, the Bloch-Bauer heirs’ pursuit of justice after the Holocaust, and the tension between private market sales and public museum interests.
bdaily.co.uk
An Hungarian man named Imre Horvath, 68, finds a violin in his chicken coop near Debrecen. He had it valued by an expert, who determined it was made by Antonio Stradivari. The instrument recently sold for more than £1 million in the United States. There are believed to be about 650 genuine Stradivarius violins in existence.
nytimes.com
Carol Vogel reports that the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation has chosen the Gagosian Gallery to represent and advise it, with the foundation based in Paris and holding extensive Giacometti assets including paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and the contents of Giacometti’s studio.
bampfa.org
Sol LeWitt and Rosana Castrillo Díaz are announced as the artists for two new acquisitions at BAM/PFA, with LeWitt's A sphere lit from the top, four sides, and all their combinations (2004) and Díaz's Untitled (2006) both on display. LeWitt's piece is part of Measure of Time exhibition through June 24, 2007, and Díaz's work is shown through November 26, 2006 as part of Selections from the Collection.
cbc.ca
The Munch Museum in Oslo will display The Scream and Madonna briefly before conservation work; the paintings were stolen in 2004 and recovered August 31. The works will be shown on a display table with limited dates, and photos released show minor damages.
elpais.com
El artículo trata sobre Claude Cassirer reclamando en Los Ángeles un cuadro de Camille Pissarro incautado por los nazis y adquirido por España, Rue de Saint Honoré aprés-midi. Effet de Pluie, que actualmente se exhibe en el Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza de Madrid. La corte federal de Los Angeles rechazó el recurso de España para que no intervenga en esa jurisdicción, manteniendo la demanda en California.
antiquesandthearts.com
Julia’s Select Lamp, Glass Auction Tops $2.3 Million In Sales reported by Antiques And The Arts Weekly. The article discusses a James D. Julia auction that grossed $2.3 million and highlighted notable pieces including a scarce Pairpoint begonia lamp, a Quezal jack-in-the-pulpit vase, a Tiffany Studios poppy table lamp, and a leaded Tiffany daffodil table lamp.
thetimes.com
Karin Goodwin reports that Nicola Benedetti, the former BBC Young Musician of the Year, was due to fly to China to perform with the City of London Sinfonia in Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, but hand-luggage restrictions could force her 18th-century Guarneri violin to be placed in the hold; Benedetti, 19, expressed excitement about the China tour and concern over the potential mishandling of her instrument.
maclerc.blogspot.com
The post discusses luthiers and violins, mentioning Cremona and famous makers such as Antonio Stradivarius and Guarnerius among others, and hints at secrets of violin making.