Posts Tagged: Nazi Looted Art
Boston Museum Gets Ownership of Nazi-Looted Painting as Part of Settlement With Heirs of Jewish Art Dealers
An oil-on-panel painting by Dutch artist Adriaen van Ostade that was looted by the Nazis and set to be displayed in Adolf Hitler's museum will...
Nazi-Looted Painting From World War II Returns to Poland From Japan
A painting stolen by the Nazis during World War II that was found in Japan was returned to Poland during a ceremony at its Embassy...
Researchers Compare Russia to Nazis During WWII For Stealing Art From Ukraine, Trying to Destroy Its Cultural Identity
Ukranian researchers said evidence shows that Russian forces are stealing art and cultural artifacts from Ukraine during the ongoing war between the two countries on...
Kandinsky Painting Returned to Heirs of Original German Jewish Owners to Sell for Estimated $45 Million
An abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that survived the Holocaust and was recently restituted to the family of its original German Jewish owners will be...
Christie’s Auction House Ordered By French Court to Return Nazi-Looted Painting to Heirs of Jewish Owner
A French court has ordered the auction house Christie’s London to return The Penitent Magdalene by Dutch artist Adriaen van der Werff to the heirs...
Museum in Spain Returns to Poland Two Paintings Stolen by Nazis During World War II
Spain’s Museum of Pontevedra said it has turned over two 15th century paintings to Polish authorities after it was discovered that they had been looted...
Christie’s Auction House Honors Nazi-Looted Art Restitution Efforts With Yearlong, Worldwide Series of Events
The world-renowned auction house Christie's recently announced that its restitution department will host a series of events throughout the year and around the world in...
Dutch Museum Returns Looted Kandinsky Painting From WWII to Heirs of Former Jewish Owner
A museum in the Netherlands is returning a painting by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky to the heirs of a Jewish art collector who owned the...
California AG Urges Court to Return Nazi-Looted Painting to Heirs of Jewish Holocaust Survivor
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a legal brief last week calling on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a...
The Netherlands Searches Art Collection for Nazi-Looted Works in Government Buildings, Museums
The Netherlands is probing whether there are any Nazi-looted artworks from World War II in its national holdings, including government buildings, according to a report...
Swiss Parliament Calls for Government Panel to Address Nazi-Looted Art Claims
Switzerland's House of Representatives has unanimously agreed to call on the government to set up an independent panel to assess claims about artworks allegedly seized...
US Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Jewish Family Who Owned Pissarro Painting Taken by Nazis
In an unanimous ruling on Thursday, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the heirs of a German Jewish family who hope to reclaim...
Artifact on Display at German Museum to Return to Jewish Heirs, Decades After Seizure by Nazis
The descendants of a German Jewish woman will be given restitution for silverware forcibly taken from her by the Nazis in Munich, after intervention by...
Controversy Over Nazi-Looted Items on Display at Reopened Scotland Museum
An art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, reopened its doors on Tuesday for the first time in six years amid new accusations about Nazi-stolen items on...
