Tag: Looted Art
Rediscovered Monet artwork stolen by Nazis is returned to Jewish family
The granddaughters of Adalbert (“Bela”) and Hilda Parlagi have recovered one of seven artworks seized from the couple by the Nazi Germans in 1940.
Helen Lowe and Francoise Parlagi received on Wednesday “Bord de Mer,” a 7x11-inch...
Amsterdam exhibit focuses on neglected aspect of the Holocaust: looted Judaica
Stories about art looted during the Holocaust abound, but they tend to focus on major works by noted artists worth vast amounts of money.
“Beyond the masterpieces, there remains a largely hidden world of lesser-known...
Nazi-stolen art returned to heirs in New York City ceremony
The family of Fritz Grünbaum—a cabaret performer whose art collection was stolen by the Nazis during World War II and the Holocaust—received “Seated Nude Woman, front view,” a work by Austrian artist Egon Schiele.
The Manhattan...
Blinken announces program to return Nazi-looted art to descendants
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke via video on Tuesday for the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles on Nazi-confiscated art and best practices event, announcing a new effort by the U.S. State Department to...
We need a global campaign to locate Nazi-looted art
Museums are often viewed as repositories of culture and history, showcasing the beauty and creativity of humanity. However, behind many works of art hanging on museum walls lies a dark history of theft, violence...
Kandinsky’s ‘Colorful Life’ painting to return to Jewish heirs
Wassily Kandinsky’s 1907 semi-abstract painting “Colorful Life,” which depicts a large outdoor celebration, should return to heirs of the Dutch Jewish collector who owned the work prior to the Holocaust, a German government panel...
Frankfurt returns painting to heirs of Jewish collector murdered in the Holocaust
Fritz von Uhde’s painting “Portray of a Lady” will be restituted to the heirs of Jewish collector Gustav Rüdenberg, according to an agreement with the Städel museum in Frankfurt, Germany, which the New York...
US Supreme Court rules against Holocaust victims’ heirs in Nazi-era disputes
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday against the heirs of Holocaust victims seeking to recover their families’ art treasures and other property seized by Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
The...
US Supreme Court to rule on whether Jews can recover Nazi-stolen art
A U.S. Supreme Court case that began on Dec. 7 will determine if American Jews are able to recover art that was part of a forced sale to the Nazis.
The case, Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp,...
US Supreme Court to hear two cases related to Holocaust restitution
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases on Dec. 7 related to the issue of Holocaust restitution.
The court will decide if the United States has the jurisdiction, in accordance with the 1976 Foreign Sovereign...