Provenance provenance of paintings can help resolve ownership disputes. For example, provenance between 1933 and 1945 can determine whether a painting was looted by the Nazis. Many galleries are putting a great deal of effort into researching the provenance of paintings in their collections for which there is no firm provenance during that period. Documented evidence of provenance for an object can help to establish that it has not been altered and is not a forgery, a reproduction, stolen or looted art. Provenance helps assign the work to a known artist, and a documented history can be of use in helping
Artwork damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks Artwork damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks An estimated $110 million of art was lost in the September 11 attacks: $100 million in private art and $10 million in public art. The attacks were said to be "the biggest single disaster ever to affect the [art] industry". The Port Authority held an estimated 100 pieces of art work at the World Trade Center Complex, in addition to the seven public works of art that had been created for the World Trade Center, all of which were destroyed or severely damaged. An estimated $10 million worth of public art