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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'spanishpainting'

February 17, 2007

Remember how last November, a Goya painting en route to the Guggenheim's Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso show was stolen? The painting, which belongs to the Toledo Museum of Art, was pilfered near Scranton, Pennsylvania outside the Howard Johnson the drivers were staying. There were concerns that the painting was nicked in an inside job, but luckily it was found in New Jersey, with the FBI calling it a "typical New Jersey......

Continue Reading "Oh, Boya: Stolen Goya Finally Makes It To New York"

December 8, 2006

"Good artists copy, great artists steal," quipped Pablo Picasso. Seemingly taking direction from the famous painter, two of the most prestigious art museums in New York have ironically similar exhibits featuring Picasso's works: The Whitney Museum of American Art has Picasso and American Art, while the Guggenheim Museum has Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso. Although the focus on place and the consortium of artists are different, both museums are strikingly similar in that......

Continue Reading "Museums Heed Picasso’s Words"

November 21, 2006

Ooh, the Goya stolen two weeks ago was found safe and sound in New Jersey. The painting titled "Children with a Cart" was being transported from Ohio's Toledo Museum of Art to New York's Guggenheim Museum for the Spanish Painting: From El Greco to Picasso show, but the 1778 was plucked off while the truck drivers were staying the night at a Howard Johnson near Bartonsville, Pennsylvania. A tip from a lawyer led the FBI......

Continue Reading "Goya Recovered - "Typical New Jersey Cargo Theft"

November 14, 2006

A painting by Goya headed to the Guggenheim from the Toledo Museum of Art was stolen last week. A "professional art transporter" was couriering the painting for the Guggenheim's "Spanish Painting: From El Greco to Picasso" show when it somehow disappeared in Scranton, Pennsylvania. If he existed, you know Dwight Schrute would be all over this. The two museums and the FBI have released information about the theft in hopes of getting tips, what with......

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