Valpo U removes paintings subject of lawsuit, possible sale

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The three paintings that Valparaiso University is considering for auction to raise funds for the renovation of dorms for first-year students were removed from the walls of the Brauer Museum of Art Tuesday afternoon and placed off campus for safekeeping until a lawsuit revolving around the possible sale is resolved.

“In light of this heightened activity, and in accordance with the University’s responsibility to safeguard these works, they have been relocated to a secure off-site location out of an abundance of caution. The off-site location is not that of an art broker,” José Padilla, the university’s president, said in a statement to campus late Tuesday.

He also wondered why university officials are so quick to expect the worst. “Who is worthy of trust, legally and ethically? Whose wish is above all to carry out the provisions of the Sloan Trust agreement?”Ruff, too, said he finds it “regrettable” that Padilla has decided the paintings aren’t secure within the confines of the museum.

Senior research professor John Ruff pauses while speaking about the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana Monday February 6, 2023. A university spokesman confirmed the paintings were removed Tuesday afternoon. He declined further comment, noting the removal of the paintings was a security matter. Jonathan Canning, the museum’s curator and director, declined to comment and referred all questions to the spokesman.

 

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