Nazi loot
Dutch policy on Nazi-loot restitutions under fire
The “smallest and most chilling distinctions are being made in order to allow museums to keep their collections intact,” experts say
Exclusive interview with Edmund de Waal, plus Roma persecution
How artists fight persecution is explored with the artist and author of the Hare with Amber Eyes and Krzysztof Gil, who describes the chilling history of "Roma hunting". Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Washington Principles: the restitution of Nazi-looted art is still a work in progress, 20 years on
Major conference in Berlin this week marks anniversary of landmark agreement
Dusseldorf auction house returns Dutch seascape to heirs of Jewish art dealer Max Stern
Auctioneer Frank Hargesheimer compensates consignor, sees “moral duty” to restitute art lost due to Nazi persecution
Düsseldorf faces Nazi-era claim for Franz Marc’s foxes
Painting hangs in the city’s Museum Kunstpalast
The marathon legal battle over property confiscated by the Czech government
Aristocratic family has been fighting for the return of castles, palaces and art for the past 20 years
Vienna museum director calls for time limit on Nazi-loot restitution claims
But critics say the focus should be on how provenance research can be carried out efficiently and rapidly
Tate’s director criticises government report on Nazi loot
Nicholas Serota says the document, which recommends the restitution of a Constable from the gallery’s collection, contains multiple inaccuracies
Nazi loot claim for Tate’s Constable
Beaching a Boat, Brighton, has been claimed by the heirs of Baron Ferenc Hatvany
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...