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Recovery of 3 Francis Bacon works makes headlines around the world

Published: Thursday 27th July 2017

       The works were recovered by the Spanish police following a tip-off from the Art Loss Register PRESS RELEASE The discovery of three stolen portraits by Francis Bacon has made international headlines over the past week. The paintings had been stolen from the private residence of José Capelo in Madrid in June 2015, […]

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Important work attributed to Simon de Vlieger returned to Poland

Published: Wednesday 12th July 2017

The Art Loss Register identified the work on sale last year and it has now been returned to Poland PRESS RELEASE, APRIL 2017 A ceremony was held at the National Museum of Warsaw in April to mark the return of ‘Rough sea with ships’ by Simon de Vlieger. The work was stolen during the Warsaw […]

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Art Loss Register’s services to Art Financers

Published: Friday 7th April 2017

Falcon Fine Art profile their collaboration with the ALR in financing art loans Art financing – where individuals release money tied up in their art collections – is becoming increasingly attractive to collectors who want to maximise the value, but do not want to sell their artworks. For the collector, art financing really does make […]

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The ALR receives global media attention as stash of stolen paintings discovered

Published: Friday 7th April 2017

The ALR worked with the Danish police to recover the works just 50 miles from the place of theft, following an investigation after one of the paintings had been consigned for sale at an auction house in the United States. PRESS RELEASE, MARCH 2017 The ALR featured heavily in the Danish and international press recently […]

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Artnet and Le Journal des Arts profile eight ALR recoveries in January

Published: Tuesday 7th February 2017

The Art Loss Register announces strong start to the year with successful recovery of eight artworks in January, covered by Artnet and Le Journal des Arts, including three cases of works that had been looted during the Second World War Still Life of Roses (1706) by Willem Frederik van Royen One of the cases of Nazi looted art concerned Still […]

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