Egon Schiele: Nazi-Looted Portrait’s Ownership Resolved
In a landmark decision, the ownership of an Egon Schiele drawing, “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, 1917,” has finally been resolved by a judge in Rochester, New York.
5 August 2024
Restitution
Amedeo Modigliani Painting Restituted To Heirs Of French Artist Writer
Hanover, Germany – In a gesture of resolution, the city of Hanover has returned a painting “Tête de Femme” (1917) by the renowned Italian Modernist painter/sculptor Amedeo Modigliani
17 February 2024
Two Egon Schiele Works Restituted to Holocaust Victim Heirs Set for Auction
In a significant development, two artworks by Egon Schiele restituted to the heirs of Austrian Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum,… Read More
20 January 2024
More Restitution Problems For Picasso, Van Gogh And British Museum Antiquities
Restitution is proving to be a complex and challenging problem for many museums and private collections. This week alone, several cases have been filed. Reputations that were once beyond question have now been brought into question.
25 January 2023
UK Museums Now Protected From Court-Ordered Seizure For Loaned Artworks
UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has vowed to protect objects on loan from abroad in temporary exhibitions in UK museums from seizure by the UK courts.
17 June 2019
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.
12 December 2016
Restitution Fail: Adam & Eve Cranach Panels To Remain In California
Two of the most famous paintings in the world, 16th-century panels depicting Adam & Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder are… Read More
19 August 2016
Van Gogh’s The Night Cafe: US Supreme Court Rejects Appeal For Restitution
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal for the return of a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece “The Night Cafe” from the… Read More
29 March 2016
Disputed Matisse Portrait In The National Gallery Was Stolen Claims Family
A painting by the French Fauvist artist Henri Matisse of the Artist Greta Moll is at the centre of a dispute,… Read More
23 November 2015
US Art Lawyer Charles Goldstein, Nazi-Looted Art Restitution Expert, Dies At 78
Charles Goldstein – a New York real estate lawyer describes as a ‘tenacious advocate’ for recovering art looted from Holocaust victims.
6 August 2015
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… Read More
4 November 2014
Seven Nazi Looted Artworks Found In German Badische Landesmuseum
The Badische Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe, Germany has recently announced that it has identified seven works of art within its collection,… Read More
28 October 2014
Sotheby’s And Christie’s In Egon Schiele Restitution Roulette
On November 5th, Christie’s is auctioning a 1910 Schiele watercolor ‘Town on the Blue River’. The auction house is doing… Read More
28 October 2014
Nazi-Looted Klimt May Be Sold By Loew Family To Resolve Dispute
The Gustav Klimt painting of Gertrud Loew is at the centre of an ongoing ownership dispute that may be resolved… Read More
12 September 2014
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.
27 March 2014
Stolen Klimt Worth 26m Returned After 70 Years
A stolen Gustav Klimt painting worth £26m that was confiscated by the Nazis must be returned to the heirs of… Read More
22 April 2011