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They seek to recover 32 looted works
However, the whereabouts of many works of art from the collection are still unknown
Though initially the claim was rejected, a case from the continent may leave room for appeal
How The Art Newspaper changed the law
But it may not be legally possible to sue Spain in the US courts
MoMA maintains that the Grosz works were never Nazi loot
Museum disputes heirs’ claim for three works by the German painter George Grosz
The project, led by Dr Vanessa-Maria Voigt and Dr Horst Kessler, came about by a chance find in a desk...
New research challenges Russians’ claim that they own many cultural valuables from the independent state
The painting was stolen from its Jewish owner during the Nazi occupation of France
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
Shakeouts of Nazi-looted occurring increasingly in the marketplace
Strives to break restitution “logjam”
Strives to break restitution “logjam”
1 million objects will be examined and recorded over 10 years
Institution says restitution laws don’t apply as it is a private gallery
Former vice-president of the Dutch Supreme Court is named chairman
The three Rubens paintings will remain with the gallery
They dispute claims made by Julius Schoeps on Picassos in their collection
Old masters, recovered as a result of one of the world’s largest Nazi restitution claims, net $20m
Heirs of dealer Nathan Katz says 225 paintings were sold under duress
Georges Jorisch is represented by Randol Schoenberg, the lawyer who last year won his eight-year case against Austria for the return of five Klimts to California resident Maria Altman
Medieval casket returned to UK owner; Czartoryski family to pursue case with support of Polish Ministry of Culture
Marei von Saher claims they are Nazi loot, while Norton Simon believes it has legal title to the paintings
We uncover the remarkable story of how a US war reporter governed Hitler’s mountain retreat for a day and took control of Reichsmarschall Göring’s collection of stolen art
A short history of nazi loot restitution efforts
The database of all art with questionable provenance is now online
The painting was taken from Germany at the end of World War II
World War II restitution is now a multi-million dollar enterprise in which lawyers, auction houses and possibly even venture capitalists all have a stake