Looted art and struggles with its restitution

From Stolen Heritage to Restitution: The Story Behind Looted Art

By Amanda Buonaiuto What is Looted Art? Looted art, also known as stolen art, refers to artifacts that have been unlawfully taken from their ...

Looted Art and Its Restitution: | Richard J Evans

Throughout history, soldiers have claimed the spoils of war, and the plunder and sacking of cities has been as common as the practice of forcibly requisitioning ...

Looted art and struggles with its restitution | by Marina Viatkina

The thorough attempt to 'rehabilitate' the original owners of the expropriated [looted and stolen, to put it bluntly] art must be the least yet ...

Art Restitution Cases - Monuments Men and Women Foundation

The legal battle to return these paintings to Marei von Saher, the widow ... the Commission for Looted Art and Charles Wheeler on May 31, 2006. It was ...

Twenty-five years later, landmark Nazi loot rules still shape ...

Twenty-five years later, landmark Nazi loot rules still shape restitution fights. The Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, released on ...

A Beginners Guide to the Repatriation of Stolen or Looted Art and ...

... the restitution of their artefacts; and; If museums or cultural institutions repatriate all stolen or looted property, they may have little ...

The Debate on Restitution and Art World's Dilemma on Stolen Art

There have been countless records of restitution disputes for artwork and cultural antiquities that were stolen, expropriated, illicitly trafficked, or entered ...

Nazi-looted art: Germany struggles with restitution – DW – 06/21/2021

A German museum has returned a painting by Expressionist Erich Heckel to the heirs of the previous Jewish owner. Does Germany need a restitution law?

WYWH: “Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art: The Next 25 Years”

WYWH: “Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art: The Next 25 Years”. March 9, 2024. Amanda Buonaiuto, Photography of the cover photo of the online conference ...

The Restitution Struggle: Malaise, Indifference, and Frustration

Many of the largest and most important museums in these two countries, where much of the looted art was stolen and/or deposited, are state owned ...

Was 2023 the Year Looted Art Returned Home?

Repatriation, and restitution, was the big headline in the art world in 2023. ... September 30: A sacred Ethiopian tabot, looted at the battle ...

Art Restitution: ADR mechanisms to solve Nazi-looted art cases

These cases show that the restitution of much Nazi-looted art is still unsolved. Arbitration may be a useful mechanism to solve cases involving Nazi-looted art.

Europe's Art During World War II: Looting, Loss, Destruction ...

Additional Online Sources · Nazi-Looted Art: Germany Struggles with Restitution (DW) · Navigating the Holocaust-Era Looted Cultural Property ( ...

The Art of Restitution at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

We will not collect anything known to have been stolen or illegally appropriated unless the object was subsequently returned, or the theft has otherwise been ...

Looted art: good practices and new trends in ensuring restitution

Past wars, from the colonial era to the Second World War, have provided opportunities for art looting on a massive scale, and the restitution of stolen cultural ...

3 Cases That Explain Why Restituting Nazi-Looted Art Is So Difficult

... art would cease,” he said. Below are three of the many cases included in his book that exemplify why these restitution battles can last decades.

Recent Developments in the Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art

The legal battle ultimately entailed a United States Supreme Court ruling and Austrian arbitration panel, granting Altmann rightful ownership of ...

Art, Law, and Memory: The complexities of international restitution in ...

Effect of Rain is symbolic of the complex issues surrounding the restitution of Nazi-looted art. The painting was forcibly sold under duress ...

Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art: Can US Courts Guarantee Access to ...

Like Léone's legal battle, there are many other interesting case studies of stolen art which have ended up in museums or art sales in the U.S. ...

The Ongoing Battles to Restitute Nazi-Looted Art

Restitution cases are numerous and complex due to the widespread looting of the Nazi regime. The Nazis established an elaborate state ...