All posts in Nazi-looted art
Nine Nazi-looted artworks returned by Munich institutions
Over eight decades have passed since Julius and Semaya Franziska Davidsohn, Jewish art collectors, were arrested by the Gestapo. On that day in 1938, the entirety of their possessions were […]
Nazi-looted artwork once part of the Gurlitt trove returned
On July 3rd, Germany returned Quai de Clichy. Temps gris by Paul Signac to the family of Gaston Prosper Lévy, the late French art collector and real estate broker. The […]
US judge rules in favour of the Met concerning a Picasso and allegations of Nazi-era looting
Recently, chief US circuit judge Robert Katzmann upheld a 2018 ruling concerning Pablo Picasso’s The Actor (1904-1905) meaning it will stay in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. […]
Germany appeals case over restitution of the Guelph Treasure (worth $275 million) in the US Supreme Court
Returning an artwork that at one time might have been stolen is not a clear-cut process and when you’re dealing with works that were stolen, looted, or simply have a […]
One lawyer’s take on returning Nazi-looted artworks: an interview with Orna Artal
Working to get an artwork back into the hands of its rightful owner, whether the rightful owner is a country or an individual, is no clear, easy science – there’s […]
