Psyche (painting)

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Psyche
Artist Solomon Joseph Solomon
Location Robert 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 a exhibition curated by Penelope Jackson called An Empty Frame: Crimes of Art in New Zealand. [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.