Monet painting may fetch $48 million
LONDON, June 21 (UPI) -- A painting by French impressionist Claude Monet may sell at auction in Europe for nearly $48 million, art experts say.
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Topic: Henri Matisse
SLP2000041402- 14 APRIL 2000- ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA: The 1908 work of artist Henri Matisse, "Bathers With a Turtle," is being investigated by the St. Louis Art Museum after it was learned it is one of four pieces the museum has that was once owned by German Nazis, April 14. The work, stolen from German museums by the Nazis in the 1930's was auctioned to area art collectors in 1939.Museum director Brent Benjamin says the Nazis actually confiscated their own property but the museum would return or pay for pieces that can be traced to Nazi Germany. bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI
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Israeli museum shows art looted by Nazis
JERUSALEM, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- An exhibit at the Israeli national museum has an unusual goal -- finding the owners of art works stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
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London auction houses have weeklong sale
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FBI recovers stolen art
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The FBI has recovered 21 paintings, including works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, stolen from a Missouri storage facility in 2002.
Two men plead guilty in art theft
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David Rockefeller pledges $100M to MOMA
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