Romania sues Christie’s auction house over sale of centuries-old painting, claims it was stolen by former king
They’re taking aim at this saintly work. The Romanian government is suing Christie’s auction house and a Russian billionaire ...
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Christie's Sale of El Greco Painting Blocked by Romanian Government
El Greco's Saint Sebastian (ca. 1610–14) has been pulled from auction at Christie's after intervention from the Romanian government, which has claimed the work as being "unequivocally the ...
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Christie's pulls El Greco work from sale after Romanian government intervenes
Just one day before its Old Masters sale in New York, Christie’s pulled the auction's top lot, El Greco’s Saint Sebastian (around 1610-1614), estimated between $7m to $9m, after the Romanian ...
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El Greco’s Iconic Altarpieces Are Reunited For the First Time in Nearly 200 Years
For the first time, the Prado museum in Spain is bringing together eight seminal artworks by the Greek artist El Greco.
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“Memories of Greece: Post-Byzantine Art and El Greco at the National Gallery of Athens”
The National Gallery is an art museum located on Vasilisis Sofias avenue in Athens, Greece. It is devoted to Greek and ...
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Christie’s Halts El Greco Offering After Romania Objects
Ciolacu’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The El Greco had belonged to the art-collecting King Carol I, Romania’s first monarch, who bequeathed it to the Crown of ...