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Still Missing…Paul Signac Watercolor “Seine in Paris”
Over eighty-three years ago, property belonging to Adalbert and Hilda Parlagi was confiscated by the Nazis in Vienna, Austria. That property included an early Monet pastel, “Bord du Mer,” which was returned to the Parlagi family descendants by the FBI earlier this month, through the assistance of the Commission for Looted Art in Europe. Other artwork,…
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Still Missing…John James Audubon Shotgun
Over fifty-two years ago, in mid-March 1972, a 19th century double-barreled shotgun that had belonged to American naturalist and artist John James Audubon was stolen from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Little History About Where the Theft Happened The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, the oldest continuously operating science institution…
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Still Missing…Man with a Pipe (Portrait of an American Smoking) by Jean Metzinger
Over twenty-five years ago, between July 27 and August 2, 1998, Jean Metzinger’s early 20th century cubist painting, “Man with a Pipe,” also known as “Portrait of an American Smoking,” disappeared in transit while on loan from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. A Little History About Where the Theft Happened Lawrence University, a private liberal…