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Modigliani painting leads collection worth more than £200m being auctioned

The 48 works carry the highest estimate for any single-owner collection ever offered at auction in Europe.

Evening Standard · Jun 10

Masterpieces by Klimt, Matisse and Freud set for London’s most valuable auction

Sotheby’s said collection of billionaire Spurs’ owner Joe Lewis and daughter Vivienne expected to fetch more than £150m in June sale

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

Michael Baggott death: Flog It star and antiques expert dies, aged 65

Baggott reportedly died from a heart attack on Monday

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Artworks stolen by Nazis returned to heirs of outspoken cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust

Seven valuable art pieces plundered by the Nazis more than 80 years ago are being returned to the heirs of a cabaret performer, who was killed during the Holocaust and whose massive art collection was stolen by the Third Reich

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Egon Schiele art to be returned to heirs of Jewish cabaret star killed by Nazis

US museums and collectors agree to hand back seven artworks owned by Fritz Grünbaum after his family’s 20-year fight for restitution

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Artwork believed stolen during Holocaust seized from Art Institute of Chicago

Artworks by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele were once owned by Fritz Grünbaum, a cabaret performer who died at the Dachau concentration camp in 1941.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 15, 2023

Artworks believed stolen during Holocaust seized from museums in 3 states

Three artworks believed to have been stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Vienna 'few degrees' exhibit tilts paintings to call for climate action

A Vienna museum where climate activists recently attacked the glass screen shielding a Gustav Klimt painting has responded with an exhibit entitled 'A Few Degrees More' that tilts works to draw attention to the need for action on climate change.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

NFTs Meet Real-World Art: Museum Tokenizes Rare Painting To Finance Its Acquisition

An art museum in Europe is planning on offering NFTs for sale in an effort to raise money for the purchase of real-world (non-NFT) art.

Benzinga · Jun 7, 2022

Egon Schiele painting of his uncle rediscovered after over 90 years

Portrait last seen in 1930 will go on display in Vienna and also be part of a non-fungible tokens collection

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022