Nazi loot
Dutch museums face largest ever restitution claim
Heirs of dealer Nathan Katz says 225 paintings were sold under duress
Leonard Lauder’s Klimt landscape belongs to me, says heir of Nazi victim
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
V&A will not get casket back
Medieval casket returned to UK owner; Czartoryski family to pursue case with support of Polish Ministry of Culture
Norton Simon Museum of Art and Goudstikker heiress to go to court over fight for Cranachs
Marei von Saher claims they are Nazi loot, while Norton Simon believes it has legal title to the paintings
Growing evidence that Göring seized National Gallery’s Cranach from its pre-war owner
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
Holocaust restitution: Lack of funding and cooperation have resulted in failure and injustice
A short history of nazi loot restitution efforts
Nazi war loot held in Austrian museums to be sold if unclaimed
The database of all art with questionable provenance is now online
Revealed: National Gallery’s Cranach is war loot
The painting was taken from Germany at the end of World War II
The Nazi bounty hunters: War loot claims become big business
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
Provenance research is too expensive, museums tell Congress
The hearing concerning America's progress in returning Nazi loot to original owners discussed potential problems
Restitution pledge by US museums remains unfulfilled six years on
Results of survey lay bare how the US fell short
Simplified Dutch restitution policy to end
Policy regarding reclaiming of looted artworks to change come April
Claimant severs his ties with London-based restitution commission
Organisation had insisted he demand return of drawings held by the British Museum, but he wanted financial compensation
Police seize medieval casket from V&A due to Nazi loot claims
The Czartoryski family in Poland, who lost much of their art during the war, say it belongs to them
Austria must return five Nazi-looted Klimt paintings to the heirs of the Jewish collector Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer
“Morally, this is a gain for Austria” not a loss, says Maria Altmann
$6.5 million settlement to heir for stolen Picasso
Chicago collector agrees to pay claimant to gain title to the work
Nazi Loot Picasso case can proceed in California
Marilynn Alsdorf had hoped the case would be thrown out of court
Benevento rejoices at news of looted missal’s return from the British Library
An investigation by The Art Newspaper led to the request for restitution of the 12th-century prayer book
Struggles continue over Klimt Nazi-loot lawsuit
Maria Altmann had urged an earlier trial date while in dispute with Austrian government
War provenance art: a growing source of supply in the market
Christie’s follows Sotheby’s and appoints a director of restitution
Ukraine returns Koenigs’ drawings
But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs
Bavaria reveals its paintings from Göring’s collection
The State collection is the first in Germany to publish the source of works acquired during the Nazi era
Austria aims to dismiss restitution bid: “If you want the Klimts come and claim them in Austria”
Maria Altmann is attempting to reclaim six Klimt paintings looted by the Nazis
A portrait, person by person, item by item, of a society wiped out
This important book gives a full documentation for the Jewish art collectors of Vienna whose goods and lives were targeted by the Nazis
Austria can be sued in the US over Nazi-loot case, Supreme Court says
The Justices rule six to three in favour of Maria Altmann. She can now pursue her case in American courts
1933-1948—the dangerous years: how Sotheby's check art for tainted provenance
A Sotheby’s lawyer describes the work of its provenance research team
Oral arguments begin in Supreme Court Klimt case
The Bush administration argues that Austria cannot be sued in a US court because it would interfere with foreign relations
Some progress has been made in restitution of Klimt paintings, but much more needs to be done
Although successful restitutions have been achieved through focused research in individual museums, numerous cases in federal and provincial museums still need to be solved
US Customs art squad reassigned to war on terror
The agents who had investigated stolen art will now work on cases related to terrorism and fraud
Maria Altmann's Holocaust restitution case against Austria will be heard by the US Supreme Court
An American citizen is claiming six Klimts from the Nationalgalerie in Vienna alleged to have been seized from her uncle by the Nazis and then unlawfully retained by Austria after the war