Restitution
Christie’s to auction long-lost painting by Mannerist artist Spranger
German private owner reaches settlement with Jewish art historian’s heirs
UK’s restitution powers to be extended indefinitely for Nazi-era loot
New legislation will remove legal restrictions that prevent many museums from deaccessioning works
How can museums speed up the return of art looted during the Nazi era?
Conference at London's National Gallery this week looks at how the process can be accelerated
Nazi-looted Pissarro case can go ahead, says US appeals court
New law provides basis for Cassirer family to pursue 16-year legal battle over painting
Old Master landscape looted by Nazis comes back on the market
The sale at Sotheby’s comes after a restitution agreement was reached between the heirs of the original owners and the trust of the most recent one
Pissarro painting in Gurlitt trove returned to heir of Max Heilbronn
German government researchers say another 150 works in the collection may have been looted
Dr. Oetker compensates Jewish heirs for silver windmill cup in collection
German baking company agrees settlement with heirs of Emma Budge in fourth restitution in a year
Germany can be sued for the return of Guelph Treasure, US court decides
A Washington, DC judge’s decision, and the new Hear Act, clear the path for further claims on alleged Nazi loot from the heirs of Holocaust victims
Heirs of Jewish publisher team up with German museums to track down Nazi-looted art
The Mosse Art Research Initiative aims to recover thousands of missing works
Ancient bronze statuette lost after the Second World War returns to Berlin
Etruscan warrior figure was consigned to London dealer who contacted British Museum
Menzel drawing and Pissarro painting in Gurlitt trove are restituted to heirs
Four art works from the controversial collection have now been returned to the families of their original owners
Bern and Bonn schedule first exhibitions of Cornelius Gurlitt’s art for November
Bern to focus on “degenerate” art while Bonn focuses on Nazi looting in show that will move on to Berlin
Montreal’s Max Stern Foundation gets its Bacchus back
The FBI recovered the work when it was offered for sale at the 2015 Spring Masters fair in New York
Dr Oetker returns Van Dyck portrait looted by Göring
German food company makes restitution to heir of Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker
German baking company Dr Oetker returns painting sold due to Nazi persecution
Heirs’ lawyer says firm “sets a standard of best practice” for private collectors
Nazi-loot panel asks Sprengel Museum to return Schmidt-Rottluff work to heirs
Feather entrepreneur most likely sold windmill painting under duress, Limbach Commission finds
Two mosque lamps stolen from Egypt's national collection returned to Cairo
Medieval artefacts surfaced in the United Arab Emirates
Bern inherits Gurlitt collection as court rejects cousin's challenge to will
Munich Higher Regional Court concludes that Gurlitt was mentally capable of articulating his final wishes
Two Dutch Old Masters returned to estate of Jewish dealer Max Stern
Max Stern Foundation recovers paintings consigned to German auction houses on tips from anonymous informer and police
Heirs of Jewish dealer sue Bavaria in US court
Alfred Flechtheim’s descendants say paintings by Beckmann, Gris and Klee were sold under duress after the Nazis seized power
Berlin returns Nazi-looted sculpture to Jewish publisher’s family
Susanna by Reinhold Begas will remain on loan to the Alte Nationalgalerie
Looted Constable returned by Tate heads to auction at Christie’s
Heirs of Hungarian baron are selling Beaching a Boat, Brighton
German baker Dr Oetker finds possible Nazi loot in company art collection
The maker of baking products, muesli and pizza, promises to return any plundered art to heirs of Jewish owners
Anita Halpin among beneficiaries of Neue Galerie restitution
The New York museum paid the Hess family “fair market value” to keep Nude in its collection
Cologne to return Menzel drawing sold in 1939 to Hildebrand Gurlitt
City says drawing was sold under duress, probably to fund escape to US by couple persecuted by the Nazis
Munich museums sold art looted from Jewish families to Nazis after war, new research shows
Paintings recovered by Monuments Men and entrusted to Bavaria were instead sold, in some cases to prominent Nazis
Italy retrieves three works looted from Tuscan villa by the Nazis
Paintings were confiscated by Fascist government then seized by German occupying forces
Bonn and Bern postpone Gurlitt exhibition as court decision on will drags out
Munich Upper Regional Court sets hearing date for September, leaving collection in limbo for several more months
Nazi-looted Old Master painting withdrawn from Austrian auction at France’s request
Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst once belonged to famous Schloss Collection coveted by Hitler and Göring
Leopold Museum returns two Schiele drawings to New York heir
Vienna institution keeps three works after lengthy negotiation