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Pictures of Cars, Vik Muniz pays homage to Ed Ruscha by re-imagining some of Rusha s iconic artworks, and then photographing the result. Known for his use of unconventional materials, here Muniz has re-created Ruscha’s painting of the 20th Century Fox logo using steel and rusted car metal. By photographing the resulting reconstruction close up, the Brazilian artist creates the illusion of a simple, two-dimensional pastiche. Only close examination reveals the material transformation of Rusha’s original, now with additional texture and depth.
20th Century Fox (After Ed Ruscha) is a testament to the ongoing influence of American pop master Ed Ruscha, and a nod to the cultural clout of Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood. Frame dimensions are approximate.
Heirs File Suit to Recover Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting
Fifteen heirs to a German collecting couple are seeking to restitute a Camille Pissarro painting. The heirs brought the lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Atlanta, claiming that a family in the Georgia city owns the work. The new was first reported by the New York Times.
The work in question is Pissarro’s 1903 harbor scene painting The Anse des Pilotes, Le Havre, painted in the final year of the artist’s life. According to the suit, the work was purchased by German collector Ludwig Kainer in 1904 from the artist’s son. It was most recently displayed at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta in 2014.
Heirs Sue Over Ownership of a Pissarro, Saying It Was Seized by Nazis
They claim that the painting, “The Anse des Pilotes, Le Havre,” was taken from their ancestors by the Nazis, and have filed a lawsuit in Atlanta to recover it.
A family claims that Pissarro’s “The Anse des Pilotes, Le Havre” was taken from their ancestors by the Nazis and auctioned off in 1935. They have filed a lawsuit in Atlanta to recover it.Credit.Lefevre Fine Art Ltd./Bridgeman Images
May 13, 2021
More than a dozen heirs of a Jewish couple who left Germany as Hitler rose to power have filed a lawsuit in Georgia seeking to recover a Pissarro painting said to have been part of an extensive collection of works seized by Nazis.