Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
Saturday 4 January 2020
The Woman on a Balcony: Hecht and Bürki
Christos Tsirogiannis has published the history of the fresco fragment, 'Woman on a Balcony', that was acquired by the Getty from Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman. The fragment was sold to the Fleischmans in 1987 by Fritz Bürki. Why is the image of this fragment among the photographs seized from the property of Robert Hecht?
Around 60 of the Fleischman pieces were acquired from Bürki. How many of these were actually derived from Hecht?
The research of Tsirogannis appears to be opening up the way for new claims to be made by the Italian authorities on objects in North American museums.
Reference
Tsirogiannis, C. 2019. "Nekyia: ‘Woman on a balcony’ at the Jean Paul Getty Museum." Journal of Art Crime 22: 65–69.
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