Nazi loot
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
Recent developments in restitution claims in Russia prove that some art theft is 'legitimate'; when it is committed by a government that is recognised by nations around the world
Unlike the heirs of Nazi victims, the descendants of collectors whose art was appropriated by the Bolsheviks are unlikely to have it returned
Dutch government yields Nazi-looted 'NK collection'
Thousands of works in secret collection are now being claimed
Austrian court orders seizure of Nazi-looted Schiele
Heirs will have to sue for the painting, which is currently being held at Dorotheum
German museums commit themselves to provenance research concerning supposed Nazi loot
The younger generation has asked tough questions and come up with some answers
"The AAM guide to provenance research" by Nancy Yeide, Konstantin Akinsha and Amy Walsh
A guide on how to best investigate provenance with specific emphasis on the specialist problems of the Holocaust-era, solvable using provenance research
Art dealer Adam Williams found guilty after 11 years of litigation
Williams will not appeal French court decision, citing health reasons
Austria can be sued in the US in claim that it forced Jew to give Klimts after World War II
Austria is not an adequate forum to resolve Nazi loot claim, says California federal court
Boijmans Foundation and Rotterdam museum disagree over war loot issue
The Boijman’s van Beuningen museum wants to return a looted Toorop
Dealer Adam Williams on trial for selling Nazi war loot
The work was taken by the Nazis from the Schloss Collection
Test case for restitution in Hungarian museums as claim on 11 paintings proceeds to appeal
The paintings seized by the Nazis, then the Communist government, may yet remain with the state
Fair play, not the letter of the law for Tate restitution case
The panel finds Tate has legal title to a war-loot picture but agrees that the claimants should be compensated on ethical grounds