BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Pissarro predicted that Van Gogh 'would either go mad or leave the Impressionists far behind'
Fresh evidence of Camille’s admiration for Vincent: an unpublished document reveals he owned the Dutch artist’s portrait of their paintseller friend Père Tanguy
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Can mediation save a sharing settlement over Nazi-looted Pissarro?
A Paris court has ordered Léone-Noëlle Meyer and the University of Oklahoma to return to the negotiating table
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US museums groups raise concerns as settlement deal over Nazi-looted Pissarro heads back to court
The work, returned to the French heiress Léone-Noëlle Meyer in 2016, was meant to go back on display at Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum next year
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US appeals court rules—with regret—that Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation can keep Nazi-looted Pissarro
Judges noted the Spanish government, which signed the Washington Principles in 1998, “can preen as moralistic in its declarations”, yet not be bound by them
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Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection can keep a painting that the Nazis stole, US judge rules
The judge says the work should have raised suspicions, but that he must apply Spanish law
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Paris court orders US collector to turn over Pissarro painting
The work, seized by the pro-Nazi Vichy government, had been lent to an exhibition at the Musée Marmottan
ArchiveExhibitions
New retrospective in Paris for Pissarro, the first of the Impressionists
This will be one of three exhibitions on Pissarro in Europe this year, providing unparalleled access to the artist's greatest works
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Restitution case targets Thyssen museum
But it may not be legally possible to sue Spain in the US courts