Nancy Wiener Explained

Nancy Wiener is an antiquities dealer who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and possession of stolen property[1] [2]

Art dealing

Daughter of art dealer Doris Wiener (d. April 6, 2011), Nancy Wiener also worked as an art dealer in New York.[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

Wiener acknowledged in court that she used fake provenances to conceal the true origins of the looted objects. She was ordered to pay $1.2 million in forfeitures and fines.[10]

Restitutions to India and other countries

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Mashberg . Tom . 2021-10-05 . Antiquities Dealer Pleads Guilty for Role in Sale of Looted Items . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-09 . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: New York Art Dealer Pleads Guilty to Having Dealt Stolen Art . 2023-11-09 . www.occrp.org . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2022-11-07 . Stolen statue linked to antiquities trafficker Doris Wiener repatriated to Cambodia . 2023-12-01 . The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
  4. News: Cotter . Holland . 2010-03-18 . More Gods, Saints and Epic Flying Heroes . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-12-01 . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: 2016-12-21 . UPDATED > Manhattan Dealer Nancy Wiener Arrested: Criminal Complaint Alleges Sweeping Conspiracy to Sell Stolen Asian Art Through Major Auction Houses . 2023-11-09 . CHASING APHRODITE . en.
  6. Web site: Buffenstein . Alyssa . 2016-12-22 . Antiquities Dealer Arrested for Laundering Looted Objects . 2023-11-09 . Artnet News . en-US.
  7. News: Mashberg . Tom . 2016-12-22 . Prominent Antiquities Dealer Accused of Selling Stolen Artifacts . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-09 . 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: Hersher . Rebecca . New York Gallery Owner Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Stolen Antiquities . npr.org.
  9. Web site: Paid Notice: Deaths WIENER, DORIS . 2023-12-01 . query.nytimes.com . en.
  10. Web site: International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)-Case Summary-People of New York v. Wiener . 2023-11-09 . www.ifar.org.
  11. News: 2022-10-18 . US restores 307 antiquities, valued at nearly $4 million, to India . The Times of India . 2023-12-01 . 0971-8257.
  12. Web site: Cassady . Daniel . 2023-05-04 . Missing Idol of Lord Shiva Linked to Dealer Who Pleaded Guilty To Trafficking Stolen Antiquities in 2021 . 2023-12-01 . ARTnews.com . en-US.
  13. Web site: Communications . Denver Art Museum . 2023-10-31 . Two Sculptures Returned to Republic of India in 2019 and 2022 Denver Art Museum . 2023-12-01 . www.denverartmuseum.org . en.
  14. Web site: 2023-09-20 . Denver Art Museum returns five Asian relics connected to disgraced NYC gallery owners . 2023-12-01 . The Denver Post . en-US.
  15. Web site: Dealer arrested for selling artefacts . 2023-12-01 . www.phnompenhpost.com . en.
  16. Web site: Ho . Karen K. . 2022-11-03 . Manhattan Prosecutors Return 7th-Century Cambodian Statue Sold by Dealer Doris Wiener . 2023-12-15 . ARTnews.com . en-US.

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