Mysterious heist of famous portrait solved 70 years later — and it was all for curtains
The painting’s disappearance from its UK estate wasn’t noticed until six years later when a duchess saw it on display at a ...
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70-Year-Old Mystery of Stolen Van Dyck Sketch Solved
In 1951, an original oil sketch by Anthony van Dyck disappeared from an English country estate—only to mysteriously reappear ...
Art historian solves riddle behind theft of famous portrait
The 70-year mystery surrounding the theft of an original oil sketch by renowned Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck from a ...
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A Stunning John Constable Sketch That Hadn't Previously Been Recorded in the Literature Is Heading to Auction
A previously unknown oil sketch by the renowned British landscape artist John Constable is headed to auction. The early 19th-century artwork depicts Dedham Vale, a green, sprawling valley some 70 ...
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Mystery of Stolen Van Dyck Sketch Solved After 70 Years
Using archives, letters, and auction records, an art historian has uncovered who stole a Van Dyck from an English country ...
University scholar solves portrait theft mystery
An Exeter University art historian has solved the 70-year mystery over the theft of an original oil sketch, by Flemish ...
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A “new” Constable makes £300,000
John Constable's work is perhaps the most familiar British art of all, but this sketch had been hidden away. See what it ...
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Louvre Abu Dhabi Uploads Unique Rembrandt Oil Sketch
The Louvre Abu Dhabi has acquired a rare oil sketch by renowned Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. The painting, a study of the figure of Christ painted between 1648–56, is the first work by ...