Hans Baldung acquired by Alte Pinakothek
May 13 2025
Picture: pinakothek.de
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
News from Germany that the Alte Pinakothek in Munich has acquired Hans Baldung's Mary as Queen of Heaven. Press reports indicate that the picture has a clean bill of health where war time provenance is concerned and that the picture 'wasn't cheap'. The aquisition was supported by the Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation and the Pinakotheks-Verein.
Update - The dealer Nicholas Hall has announced on Instagram that the work was acquired through his company.
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