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Restitution Suit Over Guggenheim’s ‘Woman Ironing’ by Picasso Dismissed

Restitution Suit Over Guggenheim’s ‘Woman Ironing’ by Picasso Dismissed

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Pablo Picasso’s 1904 painting Woman Ironing, which has been at the center of a restitution lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court, will remain with the Guggenheim Foundation. The lawsuit was dismissed by the court on the grounds that it “failed to allege actionable duress,” according to a report in Law.com. The lawsuit against the Guggenheim was filed in …

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University Museums May Be the Best Repository for Private Antiquities Collections Lacking Provenance

University Museums May Be the Best Repository for Private Antiquities Collections Lacking Provenance

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Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Marlowe is an associate professor of art and art history at Colgate University. Marlowe’s research spans antiquities looting and repatriation, the art market, and the decolonization of museums. The harms of looting—whether colonial plunder or tomb-robbing for cash—have, by this point, been well established. Religious rites go neglected and communal ties fade …

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