Art court dispute

Leon Zinder charged over sale of stolen African and Native American art

New York, United States · Source report date:

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, Manhattan. GSA photograph used for institutional context; not an artwork or evidence from this case.
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Federal prosecutors charged Leon Zinder with selling 13 African and Native American artworks stolen from a private collection. Authorities said most had been recovered. These were allegations at publication, not a conviction.

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Art court dispute

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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