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Nazi looted art

Three Schiele paintings in a row showing figures against pale backgrounds

The Return of Seven Schiele Works Marks a Turning Point in Nazi-Looted Art Claims

The willingness of MoMA, the Morgan Library, SMBA, the Sabarsky Trust and Lauder to hand over their holdings could reverberate through the art world.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

A $20 Million Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Has Been Returned to Rightful Owner’s Heirs

'Bild mit Häusern (Painting with Houses)' was sold under duress at the height of World War II.
By Helen Holmes

Germany Is Returning a Nazi Looted Painting to Its Rightful Owner

Germany has vastly improved its art restitution processes over the years.
By Helen Holmes

The Louvre and Sotheby’s are Teaming Up to Identify Works for Restitution

By Helen Holmes

Germany Is Still Proving It’s Way Better at Arts Relief Than the U.S.

By Helen Holmes

Poland’s President Is Making the Restitution of Nazi-Looted Objects More Difficult

By Helen Holmes

Two Flemish Tapestries of Moses That Were Looted by the Nazis Will Be Returned

By Helen Holmes

Arkell Museum in New York State Returns Nazi-Looted Painting to Its Rightful Owners

By Helen Holmes

Lawyers Can’t Get the Uffizi’s Nazi-Looted Art Back—But the Gallery’s Public Shame Campaign Might

By Daniel Grant
Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I, 1907, which was involved in one of the most high-profile and protracted restitution disputes.

20 Years On, It’s Time to Admit Our Rules for Handling Nazi-Looted Art Have Failed

By Noah Charney
Adam and Eve, 1526, by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

U.S. Court Rules Museum Can Keep Nazi-Looted Art to Avoid Insulting Dutch Government

By Daniel Grant
Chris Marinello, CEO of Art Recovery International.

The Art World Calls This Man When Masterpieces Go Missing

By Alanna Martinez
Ships in Distress on a Stormy Sea.

Dutch Painting Looted by Nazis Identified, Seized After Anonymous Tip

By Guelda Voien
German State Culture Minister Monika Grütters speaks to the media after signing an agreement moments before with Swiss and Bavarian representatives over the future of the Gurlitt Collection on November 24, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Cornelius Gurlitt, son of Nazi-era German art collector Hildebrand Gurlitt, horded a massive collection of art, much of it believed to originate from Jewish families persecuted by the Nazis, in his Munich apartment for decades until Bavarian tax authorites came across it last year in a revelation that stunned the art world. Cornelius Gurlitt has since died and bequeathed the collection to the Kunstmuseum Bern art museum, and the museum, today with the German government, announced it is accepting the collection and outlined its plan how it will deal with possible cliams from families and museums who might have a legitimate claim on the works.

German Culture Minister Pledges to Reform Nazi Art Restitution Commission

By Alanna Martinez
A trove of objects looted by the Nazis.

Bavaria Sold Nazi Looted Art Back to Nazis: Report

By Guelda Voien
Guiding Light by Muhammad Ali.

Muhammad Ali’s Art Goes to Auction, Brazilian Artist Tunga Dead at 64…And More

By Guelda Voien
TRANSPORTATION HUB, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2015/10/17: The World Trade Center Transportation Hub by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in New York city.

Calatrava’s Trade Center Hub Opens, Bob Dylan Archive Heads to Oklahoma—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Actor Keanu Reeves attends Summit Entertainment's premiere of John Wick at the ArcLight Hollywood in 2014.

Keanu Reeves Releases Art Book, B&H Workers Vote to Unionize—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Katie Hollander. (Photo: Kelly Taub)

Creative Time Names Katie Hollander Director, White Cube Drops Marc Quinn—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Copies of Blackstar, the last album by British musician David Bowie. (Photo: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Art Released for Free Use, Art Institute Names New Prez—and More

By Alanna Martinez
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Met Plans Modern Wing Expansion, Sotheby’s Moves Spring Sales—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Liliana Porter and the new director of the Tate Modern, Frances Morris. (Photo: Jonathon Ziegler/PatrickMcMullan.com)

Tate Modern Names New Director, German Task Force Answers for Slow Results—and More

By Alanna Martinez
A student found a painting looted by Nazis during World War II at the Museum of Art Ein Harod in Israel. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Nazi-Looted Art in Israel Revealed, New Mexico Museum Joins Smithsonian—and More

By Alanna Martinez
AACHEN, GERMANY - MAY 14: French President Francois Hollande speaks during the International Charlemange Prize Of Aachen 2015 (Der Internationale Karlspreis zu Aachen) on May 14, 2015 in Aachen, Germany. The International Charlemagne Prize, one of the most prestigious European prizes, is awarded once a year since 1950 by the city of Aachen to people for distinguished service on behalf of European unification. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images)

France Gives Asylum to Art Threatened by ISIS, Brooklyn Museum Picketed, and More

By Alanna Martinez
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