Posts Tagged: Nazi Looted Art
Flemish Culture Minister Assembles Expert Committee to Help Tackle Claims of Nazi-Looted Art
Caroline Gennez — the Flemish minister of welfare and poverty reduction, culture, and equal opportunities — is assembling a group of experts who will develop...
US Supreme Court Decision Reopens Family’s Efforts to Recover Nazi-Stolen Painting Worth Millions
A ruling by the US Supreme Court on Monday has restarted a fight over the ownership of artist Camille Pissarro's 1897 oil painting "Rue Saint-Honoré,...
Swiss Museum Compensates Jewish Heirs of Pissarro Painting Sold Due to Nazi Persecution
A museum in Basel, Switzerland, said on Thursday it will compensate the heirs of the late German-Jewish textile entrepreneur Richard Semmel for a Camille Pissarro...
FBI Returns Nazi-Looted Monet Artwork to Heirs of Original Jewish Owners After More Than 80 Years
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Thursday that a Claude Monet artwork stolen by Nazis during World War II has been returned to...
New California Law Helps Holocaust Survivors, Their Families Reclaim Nazi-Looted Art
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday legislation that will give Holocaust survivors and their families more opportunities to reclaim art and other...
Germany Returns Painting Stolen for Hitler’s Museum to Heirs of Jewish Owner
Germany has restituted a painting that was stolen by the Nazis in 1942 from the family of two Jewish brothers and intended to be used...
California Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Help Restitution of Property Stolen During Holocaust
California Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D) introduced legislation on Thursday that would assist California residents in recovering artwork and other types of personal property stolen during...
Major Auction House Pledges Better Due Diligence After Being Forced to Cancel Jewelry Event Over Items’ Nazi Ties
After being forced to cancel an auction amid backlash over the items' links to Nazi Germany, the auction house Christie's has vowed to research the...
Germany’s Culture Minister Admits Commission on Nazi-Looted Art ‘Not Living Up to Responsibilities’
Germany's Minister of Culture Claudia Roth has promised that the government will implement changes to the German independent national advisory commission on Nazi-confiscated cultural property,...
Three Artworks Looted By Nazis From Jewish Holocaust Victim Seized From US Museums
New York investigators on Wednesday seized artwork by 1900s Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele from three museums after it was discovered that they were Nazi-looted items...
Netherlands Identifies More Than 30 Pieces of Nazi-Looted Property Owned by the Government
A special committee assembled by the Netherlands to examine if the Dutch government owns Nazi-looted property in its national collections said it has identified dozens...
German Commission for Nazi-Looted Art Calls for Legal Changes to ‘Unsatisfactory’ System
The German independent advisory commission on Nazi-confiscated cultural property is calling for the implementation of a new restitution law in Germany that would give individuals...
US Court Again Dismisses $250M Restitution Claim Filed by Heirs of Jewish Art Dealers
The United States Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month against the heirs of Jewish art dealers by upholding a previous decision that they do...
New French Law Makes It Easier for Jews to Reclaim Nazi-Looted Art From WWII
The French Parliament unanimously adopted a new law this week related to the restitution of cultural property stolen by Nazis from Jews who faced antisemitic...
