Bulgari Celebrates Van Gogh's Masterpieces Homecoming
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According to the Van Gogh
Museum, the art historical value of the paintings are huge. The Seascape at Scheveningen
for instance, is the only painting in the museum’s collection that dates back
to Van Gogh’s period in The Hague.
It is one of two seascape paintings that
he painted during his years in the Netherlands.
On the
other hand, the Congregation leaving the Reformed Church in Neunen is a small
canvas that Van Gogh first painted for his mother in early 1884, portraying the
church of the Reformed Church community in the Brabant Village of Nuenen where
his father had ministered.
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Furthermore, the strong biographical tones in the painting gave it a great
emotional value, aside being the only Van Gogh’s painting remained in its
original stretcher frame.
Last year,
the paintings were finally recovered in Naples, Italy, after a massive
continuous investigation commissioned by the Italian Public Prosecutions
Department. It was conducted by a specialised Guardia di Finanza team that investigates organised crimes.
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An
evening that was peppered with eminent splendour and sparkles, for one night only,
guests of Bulgari were treated to the viewing of Van Gogh’s retrieved
masterpieces – View of the Sea at Scheveningen and Congregation leaving the
Reformed Church at Nuenen.
HRH
Princess Marie-Louise zu Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg or Princess Lilly and her
daughter Lana Milona graced the splendid soiree whilst other notable attendees
include Creative Direct or of Bulgari Jewellery Lucia Silvestri, Director of
Bulgari Watches Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Managing Director of Bulgari for
Europe, Middle East and Africa Lelio Gavazza, Van Gogh Museum director Axel
Rüger, Dutch actress Caroline de Bruijn, actpr Erik de Vogel and Willem van
Gogh to name a few. Guests were given an exclusive walkthrough in the museum
and later followed by a sumptuous dinner.
*Photos
courtesy of Bulgari
Bulgari –
Lot 2.23 & 3.25, 2nd and 3rd Floor, Couture Pavilion,
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur; G20, Ground Floor, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur; Lot G237, Ground Floor, The Gardens Mid Valley
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Satellite Building, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 64000 Sepang, Selangor.
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