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Restitution

Two figurative drawings placed next to each other

Two Newly Repatriated Egon Schiele Works Have Been Consigned to Christie’s

Egon Schiele's 'Portrait of a Man' and 'Girl with Black Hair' will head to auction this spring.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Long oil painting with figures and wood scenes

Musée Rolin Helps Return a Nazi-Looted Painting to Its Rightful Owner

A painting attributed to Cornelis van Haarlem will be restituted to the family of a prominent Dutch Jewish art dealer.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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
Man in black suit and scarf sits in wooden chair

Curator Azu Nwagbogu on Restitution, Collaboration and African Feminism

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Bronze mask.

The Repatriation Wave Continues, as a London Museum Returns 72 Artifacts to Nigeria

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Restitution Ceremony at Belgium’s AfricaMuseum Precedes EU-AU Summit

By Annie Levin

Katarzyna Kobro, Functionalist Sculptor, Is Honored in Today’s Google Doodle

By Helen Holmes

Germany Is Returning a Nazi Looted Painting to Its Rightful Owner

By Helen Holmes

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

By Helen Holmes

Hamburg Is Returning Benin Objects to Nigeria, But Not Before Exhibiting Them

By Helen Holmes

Benin’s President Says Returned Artifacts Represent ‘Our Soul’

By Helen Holmes

Jewish Funeral Records Seized During World War II Are Being Returned

By Helen Holmes

‘Haunting The West’ Explores Artist Michael Rakowitz, Colonialism, and Restitution

By Farah Abdessamad

Germany is In Accelerated Talks to Definitively Return Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

By Helen Holmes

Amsterdam’s Mayor Wants to Return a Nazi-Looted Kandinsky to Its Rightful Owners

By Helen Holmes

Activists Pushing Back Against European Possession of African Art Appear in Court

By Helen Holmes
Chris Marinello, CEO of Art Recovery International.

The Art World Calls This Man When Masterpieces Go Missing

By Alanna Martinez
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1912, which was restituted after it was seized by the Nazis.

This Holocaust Remembrance Day, Something to Cheer For: Obama’s HEAR Act

By Daniel Grant
Ships in Distress on a Stormy Sea.

Dutch Painting Looted by Nazis Identified, Seized After Anonymous Tip

By Guelda Voien
Rendering of the interior of the Gilder Center.

Landmarks Commission Approves AMNH Expansion, Prince Laid to Rest in 3-D-Printed Urn

By Alanna Martinez
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
Bintag Beer's logo features a red star.

Communist Party Tries to Copyright Red Star, Galleries Leave Crown Building—and More

By Alanna Martinez
"Study of a Man Talking" by Francis Bacon is on display at Christie's during a preview of their Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York, October 28, 2011. Christie's will hold its bi-annual Impressionist and Modern Art sale on November 1, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand

Francis Bacon Paintings Stolen in Spain, Sterling Ruby’s Clothes Go on View—and More

By Alanna Martinez
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