An El Greco Is Pulled From an Auction as Romania Objects
The Romanian government has long sought dozens of valuable paintings that it says the country’s last king took into exile in ...
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Christie's Sale of El Greco Painting Blocked by Romanian Government
El Greco's Saint Sebastian (ca. 1610–14) has been pulled from auction at Christie's after intervention from the Romanian ...
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Good King Michael
In the summer of 1944, Michael was 22 and coming into his own. The war was going badly for the Axis, which included Romania. Opponents of the Antonescu regime within Romania treated the king as a ...
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Christie's pulls El Greco work from sale after Romanian government intervenes
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said a legal team is pursuing the recovery of the painting once owned by King Carol I of Romania ...
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Christie’s Halts El Greco Offering After Romania Objects
Christie's has halted the planned auction of a major El Greco painting in response to statements from Romanian officials.
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Romanian government blocks Christie's sale of El Greco painting
Romania Insider reported that Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and a team of lawyers blocked the sale. The government is ...