Pushkin accused of displaying a fake

"Concerns are growing that a Modigliani painting on show in the “Paris School: 1905-32” exhibition (until 20 November) at the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow is a fake. Portrait of Marevna is described as a 1919 portrait by Modigliani of Marie Vorobieff-Stebelska, the Russian-born cubist painter known as Marevna who moved in Modigliani’s circle in Paris. The show is curated by Andrei Tolstoy, the deputy director of the museum, and the work is on loan from a private collection."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  The Art Newspaper
On:  11/10/11
Website:  http://www.theartnewspaper.com

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