Ohio auction house halts sale of paintings looted during the Holocaust and billed as ‘unclaimed property’
The Monuments Men and Women Foundation linked the 17th-century works to Adolphe Schloss, a German Jew whose collection was seized by the Nazis
The Monuments Men and Women Foundation linked the 17th-century works to Adolphe Schloss, a German Jew whose collection was seized by the Nazis
The order comes after a report from Britain’s Spoliation Advisory Panel, which has returned 14 Nazi-looted paintings to date
PBS’s “Plunderer” details the life and work of Nazi art dealer Bruno Lohse
An unsuspecting New Orleans couple who bought the artwork in 2019 voluntarily relinquished it after learning of its history
Hungarian officials last year contacted American authorities about an online listing for a rare book with an asking price of $19,000 and a suspicious resemblance to book that had disappeared after the Nazi invasion of Budapest
The decision is a setback for one of the longest-running Holocaust arts restitution cases in history
The paintings will be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to support artists in underserved communities
Efforts by Grünbaum’s heirs to reacquire the Schiele paintings has lasted more than 25 years and has been marked by legal battles due both to statutes of limitations and disputed claims
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