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adaptistration.com
The article reports a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the Lipinski Stradivarius violin stolen in Milwaukee on January 27, 2014. It mentions the MSO and Frank Almond, with statements from Mark Niehaus and Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn.
dailynorthwestern.com
The 300-year-old Lipinski Stradivarius violin on loan to Bienen lecturer Frank Almond was stolen after a performance in Milwaukee. The violin, built in 1715, could be worth seven figures. Almond is recovering and remains heartbroken; the case has been described as highly high-profile by Milwaukee Police.
cbc.ca
The article discusses violinist Frank Almond being attacked with a stun gun in Milwaukee and the theft of his 300-year-old Lipinski Stradivarius violin. Mark Niehaus of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra provides context on the violin's significance in classical music.
dailynorthwestern.com
The article reports that a nearly 300-year-old Stradivarius Lipinski violin, on loan to Bienen lecturer Frank Almond, was stolen in Milwaukee after he performed with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Police and officials commented on the value and rarity of Stradivarius violins, and Almond’s career notes are provided.
fox6now.com
The stolen Stradivarius violin, valued at about $6 million and belonging to a Milwaukee Symphony violinist, remains missing after a heist during a concert at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Police and investigators note the difficulty of unloading such a rare instrument and cite possible leads from online videos and schedules; a police source mentions the case’s GPS-equipped case was discarded near Washington Park, and suspects fled in a maroon minivan.
thetimes.com
The Times reports a stun gun robbery involving a Stradivarius violin. The article title mentions the instrument and the incident.
wisn.com
The article discusses a stolen 300-year-old Stradivarius violin in Milwaukee. FBI art crime expert Robert Whittman says thieves are typically bad at selling such items, making the violin hard to move. Local stores and officials note the provenance and limited buyers as obstacles to reselling the instrument.
the-independent.com
The article reports that a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth millions of pounds was stolen from musician Frank Almond, lead violinist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, after an armed robbery following a performance at Wisconsin Lutheran College. The instrument, a 1715 Lipinski Stradivarius on loan to Almond, was valued by Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn in the high seven figures; previous owners include Giuseppe Tartini and Karol Lipinski.
urbanmilwaukee.com
The piece discusses the Lipinski Stradivarius stolen from Frank Almond, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster, and outlines ownership questions tracing the instrument from its early owners to the present loan tied to Almond.
nbcnews.com
A 1729 Stradivarius known as the Solomon, Ex-Lambert, was stolen from violinist Frank Almond of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra after a performance in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Almond was subdued with a stun gun, and two suspects fled in a minivan; the instrument is valued at millions of dollars and is listed in the FBI’s international art theft database.
cbsnews.com
The Stradivarius violin owned by Frank Almond of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra was stolen during an armed robbery at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee on January 27. Almond was tased during the incident, and the suspect fled in a maroon late 1980s or early 1990s minivan. The violin is described as worth millions, and investigators are collaborating with federal and international agencies to recover it.
theviolinchannel.com
The 1715 Lipinski Stradivarius, loaned to Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Frank Almond, was stolen during a violent armed robbery in Milwaukee. The instrument, its bows, and case were taken; Almond was unharmed. The instrument is believed valued over USD 5 million.
thelocal.de
The Local reports that around 100 antique string instruments were stolen from a collector in Bremen, with an estimated value of €150,000. Notable items include a Viennese cello with an angel’s head worth about €30,000, and instruments by Leopold Widhalm, Paul Bailly, and Hill and Sons.
huff.blog
The article discusses violinist Frank Almond of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the theft of the Lipinski Stradivarius from a Milwaukee venue. It covers the instrument’s historic ownership lineage, including Karol Lipinski, Giuseppe Tartini, Franz Liszt, Nicolò Paganini, Robert Schumann, the Röentgen family, and Evi Liivak, as well as Almond’s Kickstarter project about the violin’s history. The author contemplates who may have stolen the Stradivarius and notes sparse details about the crime.
wroclaw.pl
The article reports that the Stradivari violin was stolen from a musician on a parking lot by an attacker armed with a Taser, who grabbed the instrument case and fled. The instrument was lent by an anonymous American family to Frank Almond, principal concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and not owned by him. The Stradivari was made in the first quarter of 1700, and the article traces its provenance through Giuseppe Tartini, Lipiński, and other owners, with a note about its time in Havana.
slippedisc.com
The article reports a burglary in Bremen-Oslebshausen where about 100 antique string instruments were stolen, including violins, violas, cellos, gambas and bows. A private collector is offering a reward of 20,000 Euros for information leading to recovery of the instruments; a distinctive item is a Viennese cello with an angel’s head.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports an international alert for more than 100 string instruments stolen from a private dealer's home in Gröpelingen, Bremen-Oslebshausen, Germany. The collection, valued in excess of USD 200,000, includes violins, violas, viols, gambas, cellos and bows, with instruments by Leopold Widhalm, Emile Laurent and Emily Germain, and a distinctive Viennese cello with an angel's head. A €20,000 reward is offered for their return.
prweb.com
Ronald Feldman, a renowned cellist and conductor, has acquired a cello crafted by Eric Benning of Benning Violins in Los Angeles. Feldman previously owned a Montagnana and a Gennaro Gagliano and praised the instrument after hearing and playing it, noting its rich sound and evenness from C to A.
Sotheby’s
A report on Zeng Fanzhi’s Paris retrospective follows the stylistic changes that carried his work from early expressionism to internationally recognized painting.
slippedisc.com
Norman Lebrecht reports that two men entered a luthier’s shop in The Hague offering to sell a 1731 Landolfi violin; police arrested them and recovered the instrument reportedly stolen a week earlier in Abcoude. The violin is described as worth several hundred thousand dollars.
benningviolins.com
Ronald Feldman, a renowned conductor and cellist, acquired a newly crafted master cello by Los Angeles violinmaker Eric Benning. The instrument, crafted in 2013 and modeled after a Stradivarius, was described by Feldman as a joy to play.
Sotheby’s
A Sotheby’s report highlights the technical experimentation and collecting history surrounding Rembrandt’s prints at the Rijksmuseum.
rlalique.com
Rene Lalique Tristan vase model no. 1013 in blue glass sold for $125,000 at Sotheby’s New York. The article discusses the Tristan vase, its Arthurian and Tristan da Cunha references, and provides historical context about the name Tristan and Lalique’s 1013 design.
cnbc.com
Francis Bacon's Three Studies of Lucian Freud sold for $142.4 million at Christie's in New York, bought by Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of Steve Wynn. The work, a 1969 three-paneled triptych, carried a pre-sale estimate around $85 million and was the world's most expensive painting sold at auction at the time. The buyer reportedly lent the painting to the Portland Art Museum and could end up at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
itsartlaw.org
Sotheby’s to auction restituted Pissarro’s Boulevard Montmartre, matinee de printempts is discussed, with provenance tracing from Max Silberberg’s collection through 1999 to Gerta Silberberg and the Israel Museum. The article references Sotheby’s press materials and works by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Cezanne, and van Gogh connected to Silberberg. No auction amount is stated in the page excerpt.
classicfm.com
The article reports that violinist Yosuke Kawasaki, a Japanese-American, is opposing a $120,950 fine from Canadian Border Services Agency after failing to declare instruments worth nearly half a million dollars. Kawasaki carried a violin valued at $385,000 and three bows valued at $90,000, $6,800, and $2,000; he had previously paid a $20,000 partial fee to secure release. He is applying to have his deposit refunded and the fine revoked, and he contends his entry into Canada as a settler was lawful.
durangoherald.com
The Denver Art Museum will acquire 22 masterworks by notable French impressionists, including works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Eugene Boudin, and Edouard Manet, through a bequest from Colorado collector Frederic Hamilton. The donation could be worth as much as $100 million and will triple the museum’s holdings from the period, with ownership taking effect after Hamilton’s death.
mcclatchydc.com
Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting Paysage Bords de Seine, or On the Shore of the Seine, was ordered returned to the Baltimore Museum of Art by District Judge Leonie Brinkema. The painting, seized by the FBI after a dispute over ownership, surfaced at a flea market in West Virginia and was valued around $100,000. Saidie May and the Baltimore Museum of Art are central to the story.
reuters.com
Renoir painting Paysage Bords de Seine was purchased for $7 at a Harpers Ferry, West Virginia flea market and ordered returned to the Baltimore Museum of Art. The court ruling by Judge Leonie Brinkema concluded the work was likely stolen and must be returned to the museum.
pbs.org
The painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir titled Paysage Bords de Seine or On the Shore of the Seine, was stolen from the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1951 and surfaced in 2012 at an auction after being bought in a flea market in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia for $7. A federal judge ruled the painting should be returned to the Baltimore Museum of Art; the artwork is valued between $22,000 and $100,000.
press.christies.com
The Christie’s press release announces the Old Master Paintings Part I sale in New York on 29 January, led by a rare self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi (Self-Portrait as a Lute Player) with an estimated value of $3,000,000–$5,000,000 and a total expected realization above $19 million.
baltimoresun.com
The Baltimore Sun article discusses determining the ownership of a Renoir painting from 1879. The piece is authored by the Baltimore Sun and Mary Carole McCauley, published January 9, 2014 at 8:37 a.m.
inquirer.com
Keith L. and Katherine Sachs will donate the majority of their contemporary art collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, including about 97 works; the donation significantly strengthens the museum’s holdings of late-20th and early-21st-century art. Timothy Rub, the museum director, called the gift transformational and among the three greatest the museum has received.
artfixdaily.com
R. Crosby Kemper Jr., a banker, art patron, and philanthropist, is remembered for his extensive art collection, leadership in cultural institutions, and the founding of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art with his wife Bebe. The article details his six-decade involvement in collecting works by artists from Corot and Monet to Sargent, Warhol, Calder, Bourgeois, Thiebaud, and Chihuly, and notes his Kansas City origins and death in Indian Wells, California at age 86.
Sotheby’s
A collector profile shows how sustained engagement with nearby artists and institutions can produce a collection rooted in place rather than market fashion.
newsweek.com
The article discusses Christie's record $691.6 million in art sold in one night, including Francis Bacon and Jeff Koons works, and outlines Christie’s strategy to dominate the secondary market. It features remarks by Marc Porter and provides historical context about Christie's founding and expansion.
art-crime.blogspot.com
The Lipinski Stradivarius violin, stolen from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond, was discussed by Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn at a press conference. The theft occurred after a performance at Wisconsin Lutheran College, with two suspects and a maroon/minivan vehicle described. The case involves cooperation with the FBI Art Crimes Team and Interpol, and the violin is noted as valuable to a very small group of people.
artobserved.com
The Wall Street Journal reports that Elaine Pascal Wynn, the former wife of Steve Wynn, purchased a Francis Bacon triptych in a record-setting sale at Christie’s, with dealer Bill Acquavella placing the $127 million bid by phone.