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Nazi Art

Shot of interior of the Met, stone walls with two levels displaying artifacts and art.

A New York Law Requires Museums to Label Nazi-Looted Art. But Are They Following It?

A new bill requires New York museums to label artwork in their collections which were seized by the Nazis. But without a regulatory agency enforcing it, the law hasn't changed much.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Vincent van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' being unveiled in Japan in 1987 after its purchase at auction

Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ Japanese Owners Accused of Ignoring Painting’s Nazi History

Sompo, a Japanese insurance company which purchased van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' in the 1980s, is being sued over the painting by descendants of its former owner.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Hitler’s Bronze Horse Statues Will No Longer Belong to a Private Collector

German officials initially seized the statues in 2015 during an investigation into an illegal art trafficking ring.
By Helen Holmes
Max Liebermann's Riders on the Beach is among the works found in Cornelius Gurlitt's massive trove of art. (Photo: )

Controversial Gurlitt Collection Can Go to Swiss Museum, German Court Says

By Guelda Voien
Ronald Lauder

World Jewish Congress’ Ron Lauder Praises Putin, Chides Obama, Misses Reagan

By David Wallis
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907 Gold, silver, and oil on canvas Neue Galerie New York. Acquired through the generosity of Ronald S. Lauder, the heirs of the Estates of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Estée Lauder Fund

Gustav Klimt’s Most Famous Portraits Reunited

By Nicole Rubin
KASSEL, GERMANY - JUNE 13 Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei poses in front of his sculpture 'Template' during a media preview of Documenta 12 on June 13, 2007 in Kassel, Germany. The Documenta is "one of the most important exhibitions of modern and contemporary art" which now takes place every five years in Kassel and will be open to the public June 16 - September 23.

Ai Weiwei Joins United Talent Agency, David Nahmad Denies His Modigliani Is Nazi Loot

By Alanna Martinez
An Orpheus Clock.

New Book Traces Art World’s Shift on Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art

By Guelda Voien
View of a train boxcar, through the open door of which can be seen some of the art collection looted by the Nazis and Hermann Goering, near Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1945. (Photo by William Vandivert/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

Polish Men Find Nazi Art and Gold—But Won’t Give the Location Without a Finder’s Fee

By Alanna Martinez
Camille Pissarro, Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep (1886). (Photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Can US Museums Do a Better Job of Settling Nazi-Looted Art Cases?

By Alanna Martinez
Ronald Lauder. (Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Ronald Lauder on the Next Frontier in the Hunt for Nazi-Looted Art

By Alexandra Peers
The Kunstmuseum Bern (Courtesy Getty Images)

Art World Abstracts: The Fate of the Stolen Trove of Nazi-Looted Art, and More!

By Nate Freeman
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