An El Greco Is Pulled From an Auction as Romania Objects
The Romanian government has long sought dozens of valuable paintings that it says the country’s last king took into exile in ...
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Christie's pulls El Greco work from sale after Romanian government intervenes
According to Christie’s catalogue entry on the El Greco (now removed from Christie’s website), King Carol I of Romania acquired the painting by 1898 and bequeathed it to the institution of the ...
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Exquisite Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces by El Greco, Velázquez, and Zurbarán Travel to the Milwaukee Art Museum in May
MILWAUKEE, WI—February 4, 2025—Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces from the most significant collection of Hispanic art ...
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Christie’s Halts El Greco Offering After Romania Objects
Christie's has halted the planned auction of a major El Greco painting in response to statements from Romanian officials.
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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 ...
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Romania blocks auction sale of famous El Greco painting, aims to recover it
Carol I owned several El Greco paintings, most of which had belonged to King Louis-Philippe of France (1773-1850). Today, the National Museum of Art of Romania holds three significant works by El ...
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Christie’s Pulls El Greco Masterpiece Amid Romanian Ownership Dispute
One day before its Old Masters sale in New York, Christie’s withdrew the auction’s top lot, El Greco’s Saint Sebastian (circa ...