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3 stories across Provenance, Los Angeles, Dresden, and Drawing. Latest: Getty Identifies Lost Otto Greiner Drawing via Dresden Collaboration.
On June 8, 2026, the Getty Research Institute announced the identification of Standing Male Nude from the Back, with a Smaller Sketch, a 1892 drawing by Otto Greiner, through collaboration with the Kupferstich-Kabinett at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
The Getty has named its 2026–2027 cohort of scholars, who will conduct interdisciplinary research at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
Sotheby’s has reaffirmed its commitment to identifying and resolving ownership claims for artworks displaced between 1933 and 1945. The auction house utilizes a dedicated Restitution Department, established in 1997, to conduct provenance research on all works offered for sale.
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