Britain’s Tate to return Nazi-looted painting to heirs of Jewish art collector
The order comes after a report from Britain’s Spoliation Advisory Panel, which has returned 14 Nazi-looted paintings to date
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PBS’s “Plunderer” details the life and work of Nazi art dealer Bruno Lohse
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Fast Forward Family recovers Monet pastel generations after Nazi looting
An unsuspecting New Orleans couple who bought the artwork in 2019 voluntarily relinquished it after learning of its history
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Judaica seller signs deal with feds to return Nazi-looted 16th-century Bible to Budapest seminary
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
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Fast Forward US court rules Madrid museum can keep Pissarro painting looted by the Nazis
The decision is a setback for one of the longest-running Holocaust arts restitution cases in history
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Fast Forward In emotional ceremony, heirs to ‘Cabaret’ inspiration Fritz Grünbaum take back 7 Egon Schiele works stolen by the Nazis
The paintings will be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to support artists in underserved communities
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Fast Forward 7 Egon Schiele portraits to be returned to heirs of Jewish cabaret star murdered in the Holocaust
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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Art The Met will start policing its collections for looted art. Holocaust restitution paved the way
The New York City museum announced an initiative to research provenances and return artifacts to countries including Nepal, Egypt and India
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