Psyche (painting)

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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 a 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.
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  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.