Cambridge University’s Jesus College will return a looted bronze sculpture to Nigeria. This unprecedented move further fuels the growing repatriation movement across British institutions. Continue reading
Tag: sculpture
Hunt continues for mystery owner of Paolozzi sculpture
A cast iron sculpture of an abstracted head by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi has been left “unloved and filthy” because no one is claiming ownership.
20th century British sculptor Paolozzi is perhaps best known for his colourful mosaics at Tottenham Court Road Station. He sculpted ’Piscator’ for the forecourt of London’s Euston Station. A tribute to 20th century German Expressionist and political theatre director, Erwin Piscator, it was commissioned by British Rail in 1980. Continue reading
Art experts told to take a second look at contentious plaster model
Art experts who “scoffed” at a plaster copy of Edgar Degas’ ‘Little Dancer’ are being encouraged to “take a second look” at what is now believed to be an earlier model of the famous 1881 sculpture.
Discovered in 2004 in the closet of a now defunct foundry outside Paris the plaster was regarded by a group of distinguished art historians as a copy of ‘La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze ans’ (1881). The Degas experts believed the plaster was marked by a number of differences in pose, posture and expression from the real ‘Little Dancer’. Now one of those experts, Arthur Beale, has broken ranks to endorse a controversial theory proposed by art historian Gregory Hedberg. Continue reading
Head of Rome’s first emperor returned to Italy
The repatriation of a 2000 year-old marble head of Rome’s first emperor to Italy on Tuesday (14 June) has been hailed as “a powerful symbol of an inclusive and multicultural Europe”. Continue reading
Looted art missing since second world war discovered in Moscow museum
A stash of Renaissance sculptures has been discovered in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation has announced.
According to The Art Newspaper, the fifty-nine Italian sculptures include works by Donatello, Giovanni Pisano and Andrea del Verrochhio, and have been missing since the Second World War. Continue reading
Rodin sculpture sells for £11.6m at auction
A sculpture of a nude woman by Auguste Rodin, which once belonged to actor Sylvester Stallone set a new record for the artist at auction in London on Wednesday night (3 February).
‘Iris, Messagère des adieux’ (1902-05) sold for £11.6 million during Sotheby’s evening sale after only five minutes of bidding. Expected to fetch between £6-8 million, it surpassed the previous auction record for Rodin held by his sculpture of Eve, which sold for £9.6 million in New York in 2008. The winning bidder for ‘Iris’ is believed to have been Ben Frija, a dealer from Oslo. Continue reading
Fresh drama in Paris as vandalism of sculpture takes a legal turn
The British artist Anish Kapoor has revealed that he is being taken to court by a French politician in the wake of the vandalisation of his sculpture, Dirty Corner, which is currently installed within the grounds of the Château de Versailles. Continue reading
Kapoor faces dilemma as Versailles sculpture vandalised again
What should Anish Kapoor do? His monumental sculpture, Dirty Corner, installed in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles earlier this year has been vandalised for the second time.
In the past, yellow paint has been thrown over the rusty red 60 metre long, cavernous structure. In these latest attacks, the sculpture and the large rocks around it has been emblazoned with anti-Semitic graffiti. Continue reading
Billionaire ordered to pay compensation to artist for copying and publicly displaying sculptures
In 2001 the Russian-born billionaire Igor Olenicoff approached the artist John Raimondi about purchasing some of his sculptures. The real-estate magnate was sent images of the monumental, abstract sculptures, which are fabricated from large sheets of bronze. Continue reading
ABA Journal’s voting opens for 100 best legal blogs – Our nominations
ABA Journal has opened its nominations for the 100 best legal blogs. We would nominate the following art law blogs which we regularly consult for their coverage of the latest art world headlines. Continue reading
