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German High Court Rules Painting Will Stay Listed in Nazi-Era Lost Art Provenance Database

Sullivan & Worcester on 7/25/2023

(Germany’s highest court issued a much-anticipated ruling on a challenge by a collector to the listing of his painting in the so-called Lost Art database in Magdeburg, Germany. The Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) ruled that the...more

“Moralistic Preening” and Broken Commitments Under the Washington Principles—Ninth Circuit Chastises Spain for Keeping Nazi-looted...

Sullivan & Worcester on 8/20/2020

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit yesterday affirmed the 2019 judgment that allowed the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Museum in Madrid to retain Camille Pissarro’s Rue St. Honoré, après-midi, effet de pluie (Rue...more

Germany and its Federal States Announce Collective Declaration with Respect to Colonial Artifacts and Human Remains

Sullivan & Worcester on 3/25/2019

Debate has peaked in the last year or so about the treatment and possible restitution of so-called colonial artifacts in Western (i.e., European and North American) museums. The conversation is important for many reasons, but...more

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German High Court Rules Painting Will Stay Listed in Nazi-Era Lost Art Provenance Database

“Moralistic Preening” and Broken Commitments Under the Washington Principles—Ninth Circuit Chastises Spain for Keeping Nazi-looted...

Germany and its Federal States Announce Collective Declaration with Respect to Colonial Artifacts and Human Remains

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