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NGC reneges on plan to sell Chagall

Posted on: April 27, 2018 by Alexander Herman

The National Gallery of Canada, as reported earlier, had plans to sell one of its two major works by Marc Chagall, La Tour Eiffel, at auction at Christies in New York on 15 May, with an estimate of $6 million to $ 9 million. This led to much uproar in the Canadian press and amongst the […]

Rembrandt export application dropped

Posted on: October 28, 2015 by Alexander Herman

It has been reported by the BBC that the export application submitted by the new owner of a £35 million Rembrandt (covered here) has now been withdrawn. The work will therefore remain in the UK and will potentially be loaned by the owner to a museum or gallery in this country. One wonders if the next step […]

Follow IAL on Twitter

Posted on: September 28, 2015 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper

To all IAL blog readers who would like up-to-the-minute art and antiquities updates, you can now follow us on Twitter. Our handle is @IAL_art_law. See you on the other side! You can also find us on Facebook. And of course, the blog is here to stay…