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While it's acknowledged that this is composition is by the "Spanish Forger", I have to ask Eugenio Donadoni at Christie's why it too doesn't deserve a provenance history. The forger was active from the 1890s through 1920s. That's a lot of dates. onlineonly.christies.com/s/professor-de…

Since it is treated as "art," it should be accompanied by some kind of provenance statement, even if it is reduced to "private collection, Europe." The omission shows the lack of a consistent policy on provenance at auction houses.

Edoardo Almagià Wanted: Manhattan DA Seeks Arrest of Dealer in Major Antiquities Smuggling Case art-crime.blogspot.com/2024/11/edoard…

It's interesting (and convenient) how many people had sales transactions with alleged antiquities trafficker Edoardo Almagià and yet their memory seems to have been wiped clean of the details.

Si crees que, como profesional de la Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural, puedes ayudar ante la situación que ha dejado la catástrofe de la Dana en Valencia, inscríbete en la red de voluntarios pinchando en “formulario” aquí debajo. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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📌#savethedate 📌Sarà presentato a #Roma nella sede nazionale di #ItaliaNostra in Viale Liegi, 33 - 📅 il 13 novembre alle ⏰ ore 16,30 il libro di Margherita Corrado dal titolo "Aspettando la ricostituzione del Museo Torlonia". Tutte le info: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ italianostra.org/sezioni-e-cons…

The National Archives are a bastion of impartiality, the one place where research can take place without fear of judgment and censorship. And this happens! it's utterly pathetic. The level of cowardice that characterizes leadership is stunning. news.artnet.com/art-world/nati…

From Gallery to 'Washing Machine': How One Art Dealer’s Love for Banksy Served as Cover for an International Drug Ring. art-crime.blogspot.com/2024/11/from-g…

Thank you Hugh Eakin for a careful reading and nice review of Stolen Fragments for The Wall Street Journal 🙏#StolenFragments Stanford Press wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

Think I'm going to go check out that other blue site where my feed is filled with people with library cards instead of random algorithm spam. Same AKA. Come find me.

Hi Folks! ARCA's Instagram account Arthur Bullard.crime.research was hacked, and we are not willing to pay bitcoin to get it back and Meta/Instagram's support is nonexistant or bot driven. 😔 could we ask each of our X followers to friend us on our new Instagram at @ArtCrimeResearch ❤️

This week, in our first Stage Talk of 2025, we spoke with Lynda Albertson about how you can use open source techniques to investigate art crimes. Listen to her tips for tracking stolen art on podcast platforms now by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' open.spotify.com/episode/29nLGT…

I once received an electric shock during torture only for writing for Radio Liberty: I was told that it was "a CIA structure and an enemy of Russia", and for that reason alone I was already guilty. Now, the "enemy of Russia" is being destroyed by America itself, and my torture

From Pretrial Release to Disappearance: Where is Hamburg-based dealer Serop Simonian? art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/03/from-p…

📢 Our first speakers Ala’a Otain & Sofia Cecchi present: “Balancing cultural property protection with a thriving arts sector: the 1970 UNESCO Convention in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

Reopening of the Museum of Stolen Art - New Finds" at the Octagonal Hall of the Terme di Diocleziano.