Restitution

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Tale behind Schiele watercolours is a tragedy—but is it a theft?

The heirs of the Viennese entertainer Fritz Grünbaum, who died in Dachau, go to court in New York to recover his art

MoMA returns expressionist landscape after decade-long detective case

The twists and turns of a mistaken provenance meant a work by Kirchner had entered the museum’s collection under the wrong title and date

Matisse portrait claim rejected by National Gallery

Greta Moll’s heirs argue painting was “misappropriated” in 1947

Looted marble bust returned to Poland

Jean-Antoine Houdon's sculpture of the goddess Diana was taken by the Nazis during the Second World War

Dispute over Venetian painting seized by Vichy regime resolved after more than 70 years

Late 18th-century Vincenzo Chilone regatta scene once owned by John and Anna Jaffé is due to be sold at Christie’s

More Dabuzishan artefacts returned to China

At handover, the French dealer and collector Christian Deydier says he hopes all the objects taken from ancient tombs will “return home and be united”

Getty becomes first museum to restitute Armenian art removed during genocide

The institution will get to keep the brilliantly illuminated gospel pages in its collection after legal settlement

Restitution claim for Bristol Museum’s Renoir rejected

Painting’s sale was forced but not by Nazis, report concludes

Argentina plans to return thousands of artefacts to Ecuador and Peru

Country’s president applauds “unusual” restitution but calls out international museums that display objects stolen from Latin American

Restituted works help Sotheby’s lead the way

Impressionist and Modern sales meet expectations

Stolen art? Why no one can say for sure

One of the main art databases, the Art Loss Register, has issued certificates for works looted or subject to recovery claims

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Oklahoma politicians scold university museum over possible Nazi loot

State’s House of Representatives urges Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art to step up its provenance research

First work from Gurlitt hoard goes under the hammer

Sotheby’s to auction looted painting by Liebermann that was returned to heirs last week

Germany returns first work from Gurlitt hoard

Heirs of Paul Rosenberg retrieve a looted Matisse painting, more than two years after it was discovered along with 1,300 others

French collectors hand back gold to China they had given to Musée Guimet

Concerns raised after François Pinault returns looted artefacts as diplomatic gesture

Tate puts return of Constable on hold

Appeal after fresh information emerges about possible Nazi loot

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

Ashmolean to return silver salt cellar to Jewish collector’s heirs

The UK Spoliation Advisory Panel concluded that the piece was the subject of a forced sale in the 1930s

The message about looted art is finally getting through as Cambodia is inundated with returned loot

The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign

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Cambodia made up its own laws concerning art ownership, US lawyer says

This statement came during recent dispute over Cambodian statue that was consigned to Sotheby's

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The US announces plans to to return more Khmer Cambodian artefacts, adding momentum to Cambodia's quest for restitution

Cambodian officials believe the last two looted works out of seven are in Denver Art Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Light is finally being shed on the issue of restitution of looted art

The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign

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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