Market Monet Painting Sold Under Duress During the Nazi Era Will Be Auctioned from Kunsthaus Zurich’s Collection The museum reached a settlement with the heirs of Jewish textile manufacturer Carl Sachs. By Francesca Aton Jun 20, 2024 1:37 pm
News Lawsuit Over Allegedly Nazi-Looted Van Gogh Dismissed In 2001, a museum official said the work's provenance was "concerning." By Daniel Cassady Jun 7, 2024 3:14 pm
News MFA Houston Can Keep Contested Nazi-looted Bernardo Bellotto Painting: US Appeals Court A misidentification by a Dutch foundation sent the wrong painting to a claimant after the end of the war. By Francesca Aton Jun 4, 2024 3:52 pm
News Renoir, Sisley Paintings Sold Under Duress During Nazi Occupation of France Returned The works, Sisley's Les Péniches (1870) and Renoir's Caryatides (1909), originally belonged to a Jewish gallery owner. By Tessa Solomon May 22, 2024 5:25 pm
News Nazi-Looted Monet Painting Held by FBI Expected to Be Returned to Owner’s Descendants When the war ended, the family and heirs appealed to the German and Austrian governments for the painting's return, with no luck. By Francesca Aton May 1, 2024 2:21 pm
News Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art over Disputed Artwork Italy has banned state museums from loaning works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) due to a dispute over a Pentelic marble copy of a lost bronze by ancient Greek sculptor Polykleitos, which… By Daniel Cassady Apr 22, 2024 12:55 pm
News Colorado Gallery Sells Mayan Artifacts Despite Demands To Stop From Mexican Officials Louisville's Artemis Gallery cited a US law which allows the sale of artifacts with clear provenance for its March 28 auction. By Karen K. Ho Apr 5, 2024 4:25 pm
News Sotheby’s Ordered by New York Court to Reveal Consignor and Buyer of Tiepolo Painting It's rare for auction houses to reveal both parties in restitution-related cases. By Daniel Cassady Mar 22, 2024 3:23 pm
News Three Contested Rubens Paintings Must Remain in the Courtauld, UK Advisory Panel Rules The UK Parliament's spoliation advisory panel rejected three separate claims for the Rubins works. By Francesca Aton Mar 20, 2024 3:43 pm
News Lack of Progress on Nazi-Looted Art Prompts New Guidelines from US State Department The State Department marked the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles with new guidelines on the restitution of Nazi-looted items. By Karen K. Ho Mar 6, 2024 3:50 pm