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Looted painting found at Dorotheum 10 days before sale

Posted dateMay 05, 2009 Comment1 Comment

One of my client’s paintings was discovered at an upcoming sale at the Dorotheum. It’s entitled In the Wine Cellar by Domenico Pennacchini (1860 - 1910). As soon as I informed the Dorotheum, they were unbelievably helpful. They researched this painting and found that it had gone through the Dorotheum sales room in 1942. This [...]

Why write a blog on looted cultural property issues

Posted dateJune 06, 2008 Comment1 Comment

One of the reasons for doing so is that I have been working in this field for several years and my specialty is about using technology to find looted art. If I’m supposed to be at the forefront of technology, I should embrace all aspects of Web 2.0, including blogging.
There are other reasons I’d like [...]

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