Japanese museums will withdraw from exhibition three paintings purported to be by Marc Chagall because of claims that they are forgeries. The Marc Chagall Committee, a Paris-based group authorized to authenticate work by the Franco-Russian artist, has told the Bunkamura Museum of Art in Tokyo that the paintings attributed to Chagall in a recent exhibition [...]
September 14th, 2008 / art forgery
Tags: fake, marc chagall
August 15th, 2008 / art incident
The window, in the Metz cathedral, was designed and made by Marc Chagall in 1963 and depicted Adam and Eve. At the weekend intruders broke into the church, stole a few objects and broke the window – leaving a hole about 24 by 16 inches. Officials at the Metz-based culture ministry said the perpetrators had [...]
Tags: marc chagall, stolen art

