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Bührle Foundation’s provenance research is inadequate, report finds

The Art Newspaper

The report by Raphael Gross calls for more research and details how Jewish owners are omitted from the published provenance

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Three looted objects from ancient Egyptian graves returned by the Netherlands

The Art Newspaper

The restitutions are seen as reflective of the way museums are paying closer attention to the provenance of works in their collections

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Insights on Auction Sales: Comic Books, George Rodrigue

WorthPoint

The collection, which included issues #40, 41, 44–49, and 51–57, came from a golden era of Marvel storytelling that introduced legendary characters like the Silver Surfer, the Inhumans, and the Black Panther. While aging in glass doesn’t enhance flavor, the appeal here seems more about rarity and provenance than taste.

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Documenting Your Art Collection

Fine Art Estates

Most Fine Art Insurance professionals will agree that the best way to ensure that an insured loss is settled quickly and fairly is by properly documenting your art collection. Available Cloud-Based Collections Programs: There are many cloud-based programs that will catalogue collection images and data.

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Provenance Researcher

SPNHC

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History [link] The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Office of the Registrar is seeking contract services for provenance research and coordination services to: 1) provide provenance research services to evaluate the prior acquisition of collections deemed by NMNH to be high priority (..)

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner painting thought to be lost for decades goes on display in Basel

The Art Newspaper

The foundation’s collection—drawn from the acquisitions of the Swiss father and son collectors Karl and Jürg Im Obersteg—is on permanent loan to the Kunstmuseum Basel. Only now, with the family having brought the work to the auction house in Munich, has it been possible to trace the entire provenance history of this work.”

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Passion Assets: A True Love of Collecting

Art Peritus

While this quote often captures the inexplicable nature of human desire, it also resonates with the motivations behind collecting. Whether its choosing a potential mate or pursuing a coveted object, the pull of desire remains the same when it comes to collecting.