Nazi loot
Israel steps up hunt for Nazi-looted art
Museums under pressure to research collections for Holocaust victims’ assets
Getting back art from Gurlitt’s hoard of Degenerate art
While the legal status of stolen or confiscated works is as yet unclear, there is hope for those who make claims for restitution
Ongoing Nazi loot restitution claims
A look at some of the artworks subject to ongoing international restitution claims
Collector Steven Brooks says Sotheby’s sold him Nazi art
Uncertainty over whether the work—once owned by Goering—was looted has apparently left it unsaleable
Getty Institute publishes Nazi auction data
Rise in restitution claims expected after launch of online German auction catalogues for 1930-45
Statues remain with Rijksmuseum as heirs’ Nazi loot claim rejected
The Dutch advisory committee on the assessment of restitution applications has rejected a claim for two sculptures by the 15th-century German artist Tilman Riemenschneider
Canada under pressure over potential Nazi loot
Montreal museum returns painting amid growing calls to fund provenance research and return disputed works
Bettina Looram dies
The last surviving child of Baron Alphonse von Rothschild, of the Austrian branch of that family, dies aged 88.
The Dutch government gives up its claim on Nazi loot
The decision not to appeal cannot but weaken its claim to other war booty such as the Koenigs collection still held in Russia
French heirs sue Serbia over seized paintings
Works held at Belgrade National Museum are the subject of new restitution claim
Schiele restitution case could damage NY business, say dealers
The ruling in long-standing legal battle may threaten defence that a purchase was made in good faith
We don’t own that Modigliani: restitution case faces legal dilemma
Nahmads say the contested painting belongs to another organisation
Herzog’s heirs given go-ahead to pursue Hungary for Nazi loot
They seek to recover 32 looted works
J.Paul Getty Museum vows to return piece from Goudstikker collection
However, the whereabouts of many works of art from the collection are still unknown
Courtauld faces renewed spoliation claim following Dutch decision
Though initially the claim was rejected, a case from the continent may leave room for appeal
Ten years after our report, the looted Benevento Missal will be returned to the cathedral
How The Art Newspaper changed the law
Restitution case targets Thyssen museum
But it may not be legally possible to sue Spain in the US courts
Grosz heirs vs MoMA case dismissed
MoMA maintains that the Grosz works were never Nazi loot
New evidence in Grosz Nazi loot case against MoMA
Museum disputes heirs’ claim for three works by the German painter George Grosz
Munich pushes provenance research concerning possible Nazi looting
The project, led by Dr Vanessa-Maria Voigt and Dr Horst Kessler, came about by a chance find in a desk...
Ukraine suffered “colossal” looting during World War II
New research challenges Russians’ claim that they own many cultural valuables from the independent state
Minneapolis hands Léger to collector’s family
The painting was stolen from its Jewish owner during the Nazi occupation of France
The time has come for a statute of limitations on restitution: stemming the flow of works from museums
Since the late 1990s there has been a strong push towards provenance research of collections and museums, and restitution of items that were looted or taken by the Nazis during their period of power
The increasing role of the market in settling restitution claims
Shakeouts of Nazi-looted occurring increasingly in the marketplace
Dresden state museums expand provenance research — all the way to Russia
Strives to break restitution “logjam”
Dresden takes major provenance research project to Russia
Strives to break restitution “logjam”
Dresden to spend €15m and employ 65 researchers on biggest provenance study ever undertaken
1 million objects will be examined and recorded over 10 years
Leopold Museum in Vienna accused over Nazi-looted art
Institution says restitution laws don’t apply as it is a private gallery
Dutch restitution group to carry on for three more years
Former vice-president of the Dutch Supreme Court is named chairman