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

The hearing concerning America's progress in returning Nazi loot to original owners discussed potential problems

Results of survey lay bare how the US fell short

Policy regarding reclaiming of looted artworks to change come April

Organisation had insisted he demand return of drawings held by the British Museum, but he wanted financial compensation

The Czartoryski family in Poland, who lost much of their art during the war, say it belongs to them

“Morally, this is a gain for Austria” not a loss, says Maria Altmann

Chicago collector agrees to pay claimant to gain title to the work

Marilynn Alsdorf had hoped the case would be thrown out of court

An investigation by The Art Newspaper led to the request for restitution of the 12th-century prayer book

Maria Altmann had urged an earlier trial date while in dispute with Austrian government

Christie’s follows Sotheby’s and appoints a director of restitution

But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs

The State collection is the first in Germany to publish the source of works acquired during the Nazi era

Maria Altmann is attempting to reclaim six Klimt paintings looted by the Nazis