Topic
Art Repatriation
6 published works
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
A Jewish family fleeing the Nazis sold a Picasso in 1938. Their heirs want it back
One of Pablo Picasso's Blue Period paintings, "Woman Ironing (La rapasseuse)," is at the center of a lawsuit between a Jewish family and the Guggenheim Museum.Karl Adler and Rosi Jacobi's…
Other
Looted Antiquity Previously On Loan At Met Museum To Be Repatriated To Lebanon
In recent art world news, and further to our recent blog post on the Met Museum’s return to authorities of an ancient artifact on loan due to concerns that it…
Other
Two Stolen Chapel Paintings To Be Repatriated To Peru After Collector Voluntarily Returns The Works
In recent art world news, the Peruvian consulate in New York announced earlier this week the recovery of two paintings stolen from an Andean village chapel in Peru. An art…
The Faculty Lounge
Wartime Art Repatriation Symposium at Case
On Friday, March 1, 2013 the Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet at Case Western will host a symposium on "Wartime Art Repatriation." Cribbing now from Case Western's announcement:…
Personal Injury
Shattered Nigerian Artifact Lawsuit
A collector is suing Art + Auction magazine for allegedly shattering her 2,630-year-old Nigerian terracotta sculpture during a May 2011 photo shoot at her Tribeca residence. According to this article, the…
Intellectual Property Law
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Holocaust-Era Art Repatriation Case: Does it Matter?
On June 27, 2011, the Supreme Court denied the petition of Marei von Saher, daughter-in-law and only surviving heir of Dutch art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, to review the Ninth Circuit’s…