19 July 2019 - 19 July 2019 . 09:30 - 12:30

Brave New Visions Talk & Tour

Please join us for a fascinating morning at Sotheby’s Brave New VisionsExhibition. This exhibition tells the story of the pioneering émigré art dealers who transformed the London gallery scene, introducing artists such as Naum Gabo, Oskar Kokoschka, Kurt Schwitters and Francis Bacon to post-war Britain.

A Curator Tour will be followed by a panel discussion with Richard Aronowitz, European Head of Restitution at Sotheby’s, restitution specialist Shauna Isaac, art dealer René Gimpel and Abby Brindley, Associate in Art Law at Mishcon de Reya. The speakers will discuss the challenges involved in recovering looted artworks.

Richard Aronowitz will illustrate the lengthy process of provenance research at Sotheby’s, Shauna Isaac will discuss her family’s landmark restitution victory – United States vs Portrait of Wally, René Gimpel will shed light on a current case involving his family, and Abby Brindley will offer a legal view.

09:30 Breakfast Reception, hosted by Sotheby’s

10:00 Curator-led Tour – Brave New Visions

11:00 Panel Discussion – The Realities of Restitution