Ashmolean bids to save Manet painting for nation (From Oxford Mail)
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Ashmolean bids to save Manet painting for nation
5:50pm Tuesday 28th February 2012 in News
Dr Christopher Brown and European art curator Colin Harrison with the painting
OXFORD’S Ashmolean Museum is mounting a campaign to save an Impressionist masterpiece.
An export ban on the painting has been extended until August by Culture Minister and Wantage MP Ed Vaizey to give the Ashmolean time to raise money to buy Edouard Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus, left, painted in 1868.
The painting has already been sold to a foreign buyer for £28.35m, but under tax rules the Ashmolean would be able to buy it for £7.83m.
Museum director Dr Christopher Brown said: “This is one of the most important pictures of the 19th century. It would be an enormous disappointment if it could not be saved for the nation.”
Comments(6)
John Lamb
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10:13pm Tue 28 Feb 12
John Lamb
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10:15pm Tue 28 Feb 12
:)
Your_Kidding
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7:00am Wed 29 Feb 12
How can a picture be 'important' has it helped mankind in any way other than to cover a bare wall ??
Dilligaf2010
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8:54am Wed 29 Feb 12
John Lamb wrote:I think you're confusing him with Claude Monet, Edouard Manet did exist.....;)
Any one who knows anything about painting will know this is a fake - the guy's name was MONET for God's sake!
:)
eatmygoal
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11:19am Wed 29 Feb 12
The only difference here is that the painting will be an investment and will make money for the Ashmolean by generating sponsorship from private business, as well as increase in value just by hanging on a wall.
Dilligaf2010 says...
7:06pm Tue 28 Feb 12