Nancy Wiener
Nancy Wiener is an antiquities dealer who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and possession of stolen property[1][2]
Art dealing[edit]
Daughter of art dealer Doris Wiener (d. April 6, 2011), Nancy Wiener also worked as an art dealer in New York.[1][3][4]
Wiener was arrested in Manhattan December 2016 and charged with conspiring with international smuggling and trafficking looted objects.[5][6][7] Her gallery sold art to clients including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Art Institute of Chicago and National Gallery of Australia.[8][9]
False provenance for looted art[edit]
Wiener acknowledged in court that she used fake provenances to conceal the true origins of the looted objects.[1] She was ordered to pay $1.2 million in forfeitures and fines.[10]
Restitutions to India and other countries[edit]
Numerous antiquities that passed through Doris and Nancy Wiener have been restituted to India following criminal investigations.[11][12][13] Cultural heritage artworks looted from Cambodia and Myanmar have also been investigated and in some cases returned.[14][15][16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Mashberg, Tom (2021-10-05). "Antiquities Dealer Pleads Guilty for Role in Sale of Looted Items". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "New York Art Dealer Pleads Guilty to Having Dealt Stolen Art". www.occrp.org. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Stolen statue linked to antiquities trafficker Doris Wiener repatriated to Cambodia". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Cotter, Holland (2010-03-18). "More Gods, Saints and Epic Flying Heroes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "UPDATED > Manhattan Dealer Nancy Wiener Arrested: Criminal Complaint Alleges Sweeping Conspiracy to Sell Stolen Asian Art Through Major Auction Houses". CHASING APHRODITE. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Buffenstein, Alyssa (2016-12-22). "Antiquities Dealer Arrested for Laundering Looted Objects". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Mashberg, Tom (2016-12-22). "Prominent Antiquities Dealer Accused of Selling Stolen Artifacts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Hersher, Rebecca. "New York Gallery Owner Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Stolen Antiquities". npr.org.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths WIENER, DORIS". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)-Case Summary-People of New York v. Wiener". www.ifar.org. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "US restores 307 antiquities, valued at nearly $4 million, to India". The Times of India. 2022-10-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Cassady, Daniel (2023-05-04). "Missing Idol of Lord Shiva Linked to Dealer Who Pleaded Guilty To Trafficking Stolen Antiquities in 2021". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Communications; Denver Art Museum (2023-10-31). "Two Sculptures Returned to Republic of India in 2019 and 2022 | Denver Art Museum". www.denverartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Denver Art Museum returns five Asian relics connected to disgraced NYC gallery owners". The Denver Post. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Dealer arrested for selling artefacts". www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Ho, Karen K. (2022-11-03). "Manhattan Prosecutors Return 7th-Century Cambodian Statue Sold by Dealer Doris Wiener". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.