Psyche (painting)

Psyche
ArtistSolomon Joseph Solomon
LocationRobert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand

Psyche is a 1902 oil painting on canvas by Solomon Joseph Solomon.[1]

Background

In 1942 the painting was stolen from Robert McDougall Art Gallery in Christchurch, New Zealand. The painting has never been found.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The painting's frame was on display from September 2016-January 2017 at Waikato Museum in an exhibition curated by Penelope Jackson called An Empty Frame: Crimes of Art in New Zealand.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Psyche". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Art crime in New Zealand – there's more than you think". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Back page: Penelope Jackson talks art crime in New Zealand". NZ Herald. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "New Zealand's surprising history of art crime: 'I continue to be flabbergasted' | Books | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ Jackson, Penelope (2016). Art Thieves, Fakers & Fraudsters: The New Zealand Story. Awa Press. pp. 70–79. ISBN 9781927249512.
  6. ^ "PICTURE OF NUDE". Grey River Argus. 23 June 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via PapersPast.
  7. ^ "ART GALLERY THEFT". Waikato Times. No. 21762. 23 June 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via PapersPast.
  8. ^ "An Empty Frame: Crimes of Art in New Zealand - Waikato Museum". waikatomuseum.co.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. ^ Fox, Rebecca (20 October 2016). "Framed: art crime in focus". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 1 February 2024.


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