Colnaghi controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1928
Participation in Soviet sales of former Imperial collections
Colnaghi worked with Knoedler and Matthiesen in transactions involving the Soviet government's sale of works from the former Russian Imperial collections. The sales placed important paintings with major collectors and museums, but their state-disposal context and subsequent provenance questions make them a contested chapter in the history of the art market.