An important test case for museums dealing with war loss cases.
The Van Gogh drawing and Hans von Marées painting were part of a large collection which was forcibly auctioned
A sheet of paper found in a second-hand book by The Art Newspaper details valuations of the drawings when sold by Colnaghi
Recent developments in the restitution of looted artworks
Christie’s, US Customs, a bankrupt dealer, hoards of lawyers, and much time and money played a part in this
Works acquired in a “suspicious manner” will begin to be returned at once
Disputed Degas to go to the Art Institute of Chicago
Restitution claims for the Lubomirski and Ossolinski collections are complicated by the history of Lviv’s occupiers
Critics pointed out that the AAMD has no enforcement provision for members who violate its guidelines, not even its own mediation process
The recent, widely publicised dispute over the provenance of two paintings by Egon Schiele, withdrawn last year from a loan exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art on the grounds of contested ownership, offered a vivid illustration of the problems facing museums and private collectors who may find themselves having to prove good title to their possessions
Veteran’s reluctant admission of taking plunder clinches case
1829 Kipresnky painting was taken to Berlin in the 1940's
Stolen in 1945 from a Polish prince’s museum, it is now thought to be in Bavaria
The collection was stolen during Nazi occupation of France
A survey touching all the bases, including losses, recoveries, legal debates, and cultural restitution
A Foujita, a Picasso and a Gleizes revert to the descendants of the owners–but over 1000 works remain homeless
Auction was an expression of piety, not of the art market
Newly declassified records track the deposit of Nazi assets in Swiss banks—they include references to works of art
900 works of art looted from Vienna’s Jewish community and stored in a monastery since 1955 to be sold on its behalf - It may be a PR nightmare for the auctioneers
Would Italian law allow this picture to revert to the original owner?
Brother and sister of the US soldier who stole the Quedlinburg treasure to face possible imprisonment
The Art Newspaper has tracked down twenty-four of the drawings looted by Hitler and sold by the prince whose ancestors had donated them to their local museum
After a long, strange journey, the Lubomirski Museum Dürers are now subject to restitutions claims by both Poland and the Ukraine
But the process has stalled as far as large-scale restitution between Russia and Germany is concerned