February 4, 2015

A Gurlitt painting waiting to be restituted: View of the Seine from the Pont-Neuf, by Camille Pissarro

by Marc Masurovsky One of the paintings found in the infamous Salzburg Depot in Western Austria which were part of the art collection of the late […]
February 14, 2015

Schleiertanz (Veil Dance) 1920, by Paul Klee

Schleiertanz, 1920, Paul Klee by Marc Masurovsky  Paul Klee produced the watercolor known as “Schleiertanz”, the Veil Dance, in 1920. It was exhibited in Munich at […]
March 7, 2015

So What Was on Hitler’s Mind as an Art-Plunderer?

by Ori Z Soltes For many readers of this blog, these observations may not be new, but for others they may provide food for thought. Those […]
March 16, 2016

MA-B 702

by Marc Masurovsky MA-B 702 is the alphanumeric designator assigned to a watercolor by the American-born artist, Frank Myers Boggs, of a scenery in Honfleur which […]
March 17, 2016

Dessus de porte

by Marc Masurovsky Source: NARA On December 3, 2007, Christie’s Paris sold a painting by Marie Laurencin, entitled “L’embarcadère’ [Haut de Porte].” As is usual with […]
March 31, 2016

Schloss 91

by Marc Masurovsky Portrait of a man, Bartholomeus van der Helst “Portrait of a man” by Bartholomeus van der Helst, once belonged to the renown Schloss […]
December 5, 2016

“Mann mit blauer Mütze,” by Eugeniusz Zak—Part Two

by Agnieszka Yass-Alsston [Editor’s note: This is an article released in two parts on the work of Eugeniusz Zak. The author, Agnieszka Yass-Alston, is an art […]
June 14, 2018

“Portrait of Mary Robinson,” by Joshua Reynolds

by Angelina Giovaniedited by Marc Masurovsky Mary Robinson was one of the most famous actresses of the 18th century, who left behind a large number of […]
June 15, 2018

A “Goering bible” with a provenance full of holes

by Marc Masurovsky In April 2018, a Bible (Tanach) printed in the 1630s in Amsterdam by Menasseh ben Israel, including Torah, Nevi’im and Ketuvim, and containing […]