Museum Unaware of Missing Edvard Munch Painting

Three stolen paintings from the Malmo Art Museum in Sweden, including an Edvard Munch valued at $1.5 million (the painting of two dogs titled, Two Friends), were recovered in October earlier this year. A 52-year-old-man, later given extended probation on theft charges, claimed that he found the paintings amongst debris on a wharf near the museum.  The police, who discovered the paintings while investigating a separate crime, contacted the museum to report the paintings' ascertainment.  The museum had not been aware that the paintings were missing from their storage racks.


Since the recovery of the paintings, the Malmo Art Museum has upgraded their security measures and experienced an increase in funds, presumably due to the amount of attention surrounding the museum after the incident.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2010/12/29/munch-theft.html

Andy Warhol

As the New York MoMA exhibits original footage and print material from Andy Warhol's creative process, intrigue and fascination have once again fallen upon this inspiring father of Pop Art. In response to this, we at the Bentley Gallery have found a delightful video relating to the unique personality and style that is Andy Warhol..

ANDY WARHOL'S WIGS

Steve Martin on "The Colbert Report"

After publishing his new novel, "An Object of Beauty", Steve Martin has gained much attention for his knowledge about the art world, especially on Stephen Colbert's show, The Colbert Report...

Steve Martin on The Colbert Report

Frank Stella, Shepard Fairey, and Andres Serrano help create Stephen Colbert's portrait

MoMA May Be in Posession of Stolen Cezanne

French engineer, Pierre Konowaloff, has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Museum of Art, claiming his rightful ownership of a Cezanne painting that the museum holds in its private collection. Konowaloff states that the painting was stolen from his great-grandfather in 1918 by Lenin’s Bolshevik army after they raided his house and looted his extensive art collection. Konowaloff’s attorney argues, “This goes to the heart of how these highly respected institutions acquire what they have and what responsibilities they have in getting them.” In response, the MOMA issued a statement defending its ownership of the painting and claims that “this lawsuit is totally without merit”. Konowaloff also has a similar lawsuit against Yale University for ownership of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Night Café”.

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