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Art and cultural artifact recovery services.
After Midnight" by Jack Vettriano, 1996. Currently located within a private collection. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #lootedartifacts #artfraud #artrecovery #paintingoftheday
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#WantedWednesday "Portrait of Mlle. Gabrielle Diot" by Edgar Degas, 1890. The painting originally belonged to Paul Rosenberg, in september 1940, Rosenberg’s chauffeur was confronted by German authorities who confiscated the artworks. Current whereabouts remain unknown. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"Christina’s World" by Andrew Wyeth, 1948. Currently located at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, U.S. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #lootedartifacts #artfraud #artrecovery #paintingoftheday
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#WantedWednesday
"Three Boys in Blue" by Ernest Ludwig Kirchner, 1915. The painting originally belonged to Dr. Max Fischer, who fled to the U.S. in 1935 due to rising tensions in Nazi Germany, leaving all assets behind. Current whereabouts of the painting remain unknown. #OGC #artdetective
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Divine Love Conquering Earthly Love" by Giovanni Baglione, 1602-03. Currently located within the collection of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Barberini, Rome. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #artfraud #paintingoftheday #chiaroscuro
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#WantedWednesday "Madame Rodin" by Auguste Rodin, estimated, 1882. The bronze bust was originally owned by Dr. Max Meirowsky, as part of a private collection. Eventually, it was sold to a "Jewish Auction" in 1938 in Berlin in order to have the funds needed to escape Germany. #OGC #artdetective
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#OGC had a great time catching up with many of our wonderful colleagues at the Appraisers Association of America Art Law Day 2025. We look forward to seeing you all again soon! Atreya Mathur Aubrey Catrone Melissa Metzgar, MA Maria Tarrence, ASA ARM, ISA AM
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#WantedWednesday "Cleopatra" by Władysław Czachórski, date of creation unknown. The painting was located at the Greater Poland Museum in 1918, where it remained until 1939 where it was lost during the Nazi invasion of Poland. Current whereabouts remain unknown. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
#WantedWednesday "Painting No. 2 (Schilderij No. 2 in Dutch)" by Piet Mondrian, 1926. Originally on loan to the Provincial Museum in Hanover, it was confiscated by the Nazi authorities in 1937. Its current whereabouts remain unknown.#OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"The Boulevard Montmartre at Night" by Camille Pissarro, 1897. Currently located at the National Portrait Gallery in London. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #paintingoftheday
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#WantedWednesday "A View of Kraków" by Julian Fałat, 1896. The painting was part of the State Art Collection in Wawel until its confiscation on November 9th, 1939. Transported to the German commandants' headquarters of the Kraków district and most likely losy in late 1944. #OGC
October 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#WantedWednesday " A fragment of the Lusina Triptych"by Wit Stwosz, 1500. Fragments of the Altar Retabulum from Lusina that originally belonged to the Polish Academy of Skills in Kraków and was comprised of three parts. Believed to have gone missing in 1944. #OGC #artdetective
October 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat, 1884-86. Currently located at The Art Institute of Chicago. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #postimpressionism #paintingoftheday
October 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#WantedWednesday "The Temptation of St. Anthony" by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1472-1553. Approximately 9,000 prints were created and during WWII, part of the collection was moved to the town of Gotha in Lower Saxony, which were later taken by the Red Army to the Soviet Union. #OGC
October 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Soap Bubbles" by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1733-34. The painting depicts a young man blowing a soap bubble. Chardin's original work is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #rococo
October 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#WantedWednesday "Madonna with Child" (Głogów Madonna), by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1518. In 1943 the painting was moved to the town of Lądek Zdrój, where it was taken by Russian soldiers. In 2000 a reproduction was created and is now located at Pushkin State Museum of Art. #OGC #artdetective
October 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"The Calling of Saint Matthew" by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, 1599-1600. Currently located at the Contarelli Chapel in the church of the French congregation, San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #paintingoftheday #baroque
September 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#WantedWednesday "Large Head (The New Man) also known as Der Neue Mensch," was a sculpture made by the German artist Otto Freundlich in 1912. The sculpture went missing and is thought to have been destroyed in 1941 during the war. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Farm Garden with Sunflowers" by Gustav Klimt in 1907. The painting is currently located at the Belvedere Palace and Museum in Vienna. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #paintingoftheday
September 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
#WantedWednesday "Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence" by Gustav Klimt, 1899-1907. In 1938, the paintings were seized by German soldiers and moved to Schloss Immendorf in 1943. In May of 1945, the paintings were thought to have been destroyed by German SS forces. #OGC
September 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"Poppies" by French Impressionist Claude Monet, 1873. Monet created this painting after returning from the United Kingdom in 1871 and settling in Argenteuil with his family. The painting is currently located at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. #OGC #artdetective #paintingoftheday
September 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#WantedWednesday "Ecco Homo," 1620. This painting was one of many versions focused on the idea "behold the man." This particular painting was property of Stanisław Jackowski, his private collection was almost completely destroyed or looted during the war. #OGC #artdetective
September 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"The Ambassadors" by Hans Holbein the Younger's, 1533. The painting is a full-length double portrait of French courtiers Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve. Currently located at The National Gallery, London. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #art #paintingoftheday
September 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#WantedWednesday "Diana and Callisto" by Peter Paul Rubens, date unknown. This particular version was a sketch study for a painting, oil on wood. The artwork was stolen in 1940 from the Kaiser Friedrich Museum Posen and transported to an unknown site. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime
September 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Leda and the Swan" by Leonardo da Vinci, 1508-1515. Currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. #OGC #artdetective #artcrime #arttheft #antiquitiestrafficking #paintingoftheday
August 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM