Looted Nazi Art Bill Approved By US Senate To Speed Up Restitution
A new bill to speed up the return of artwork stolen by the Nazis during WWII has passed the US Senate after its approval in the House of Representatives last week.
German Government To Create Department To Hunt For Stolen Nazi Art
The German Government has approved funds for a center to search for and return art looted by the Nazis. The culture minister Monika Grütters has laid out the government’s intentions, stating that ‘Germany has a responsibility to find works stolen from across Europe during the 1930s and 1940s’. Grütters pointed out that the public outcry […]
Confiscated Gurlitt Collection Of Nazi Era Art Revealed To BBC
The confiscated collection of Nazi era art belonging Cornelius Gurlitt has gone on display to selected media in Germany.
Degenerate Art Collector Cornelius Gurlitt Slams German Officials And Media In Online Statement
Cornelius Gurlitt the owner of a hoard of Nazi era ‘degenerate art’ which was confiscated by German officials in 2012 has lashed out at critics by setting up a website to counter the media frenzy, that has reached fever pitch since the discovery of the 200,000,000 euro collection. Works by Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Renoir and […]
Egon Schiele Nazi Restitution Case Settled
Compensation to the family of a Jewish art dealer who was forced to sell a painting by Secessionist Artist, Egon Schiele, during the war, is finally going to be realised. The painting now in the collection of the Leopold Museum in Vienna was donated by a wealthy collector. The Museum is to sell off another […]