UK Parliamentary Panel Rules Trio of Disputed Rubens Paintings Must Remain in Collection
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Three Peter Paul Rubens paintings will remain in Britain following a ruling by the UK Spoliation Advisory Panel in favor of their current owner, the Courtauld in London. The disputed works, originally owned by German banker Franz Wilhelm Koenigs, include “St Gregory the Great with Ss Maurus and Papianus and St. Domitilla with Ss Nereus and Achilleus” (1606-07), “The Conversion of St. Paul” (1610-12), and “The Bounty of James 1 Triumphing Over Avarice” (around 1632). The panel rejected claims from multiple parties, including Koenigs’s granddaughter, Christine Koenigs. The provenance of the works dates back to Koenigs’s transfers to banks in Hamburg and Rotterdam, eventually leading to their acquisition by Count Antoine Seilern and subsequent placement at the Courtauld Institute. The panel concluded that the claimants had no legal or moral basis for ownership, affirming the Courtauld’s rightful possession of the paintings. This ruling marks the latest development in a longstanding ownership dispute over the Rubens artworks.
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Elara Voss, graduated from the Royal College of Art in London with a Master’s in Fine Art. She specializes in contemporary sculpture and installation art, exploring themes of nature and human interaction. Elara’s works have been featured in several group exhibitions across Europe, and she is currently working on her first solo show.