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Tête Maorie de Genève – Ville de Genève et Nouvelle-Zélande
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/tete-maorie-de-geneve-2013-ville-de-geneve-et-nouvelle-zelande
En 1992, la Ville de Genève décide de restituer une tête maorie appartenant aux collections du Musée d’ethnographie de la Ville de Genève à la Nouvelle-Zélande sous la forme d’un prêt. En 2011, suite à la prolongation de ce prêt, la Ville de Genève restitue définitivement la tête maorie à la Nouvelle-Zélande.No publisherMusée d’ethnographie de la Ville de GenèveNational Museum of New Zealand Te PapaNew-Zealand/Nouvelle-ZélandeHuman remains/restes humainsColonialism/colonialismeVille de GenèveUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionInalienability/inaliénabilitéSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelLoan/prêtNegotiation/négociation2013/02/20 17:30:00 GMT+1PageTête égyptienne fragmentaire – Musée d’ethnographie de Neuchâtel et Service des antiquités de l’Egypte
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/tete-egyptienne-fragmentaire-2013-musee-d2019ethnographie-de-neuchatel-et-service-des-antiquites-de-l2019egypte
En 1926, l’archéologue Gustave Jéquier, collaborateur du Musée ethnographique de Neuchâtel, obtient en négociant avec le Service des antiquités d’Egypte, divers objets égyptiens précieux en échange d’une tête monumentale fragmentaire découverte et ramenée d’Egypte la même année. Cette tête est alors retournée au Musée égyptien du Caire.No publisherEgyptian Museum Cairo/Musée égyptien du CaireExchange/échangeArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueColonialism/colonialismeNegotiation/négociationIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteEgyptian Ministry of State of Antiquities/Service des antiquités de l'EgypteSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelMusée d'ethnographie Neuchâtel2013/04/11 10:45:00 GMT+1PageTête du roi Badu Bonsu II – Ghana et Pays-Bas
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/tete-du-roi-badu-bonsu-ii-2013-ghana-et-pays-bas
En 1838, Badu Bonsu II, roi des Ahanta du Ghana, est condamné à mort par les autorités coloniales néerlandaises. Il sera pendu et décapité. Sa tête sera transportée aux Pays-Bas. Par la suite, un accord de restitution de cette tête sera signé à La Haye entre les gouvernements néerlandais et ghanéen ainsi qu’un représentant de la tribu Ahanta.No publisherDeaccessionGhanaSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelState responsibility/responsabilité internationale des EtatsNetherlands/Pays-BasHuman remains/restes humainsDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueColonialism/colonialismeAhanta tribe/tribu AhantaNegotiation/négociationUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionOwnership/propriétéInalienability/inaliénabilité2017/03/20 14:35:00 GMT+1PageSumpflegende – Héritiers Lissitzky-Küppers et Ville de Munich
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/sumpflegende-2013-heritiers-lissitzky-kuppers-et-ville-de-munich
Après 25 ans de litige juridique et de négociation, le sort de « Sumpflegende », un tableau de Paul Klee prêté à une galerie allemande en 1926 puis confisqué par les Nazis au titre d’art « dégénéré », est scellé. En juillet 2017, les héritiers de Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers, laquelle avait prêté le tableau, concluent un accord avec la Ville de Munich et une fondation privée. L’œuvre reste exposée dans un musée munichois et les héritiers Lissitzky-Küppers sont indemnisés.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireFondation Gabriele Münter et Johannes EichnerArtwork/oeuvre d’artSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueDue diligenceMunichJudicial claim/action en justiceFinancial compensation/indemnisationNegotiation/négociationSophie Lissitzky-KüppersStatute of limitation/prescriptionNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2018/01/08 10:35:00 GMT+1PageSt. Agatha Statue – St. Martin’s Church and Private Person
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/st-agatha-statue-2013-st-martin2019s-church-and-private-person
In November 2012, Sotheby’s offered at auction a meter-tall statue of St. Agatha, by the Dutch sculptor Jan van Steffieswert (1465-1530). It was stolen in 1976 from St. Martin’s Church, in Gronsveld, the Netherlands.No publisherCriminal offence/infraction pénaleSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelArtwork/oeuvre d’artSymbolic gesture/geste symboliquePrivate person/personne privéeDue diligenceMediation/médiationRepurchase/rachatSt. Martin’s ChurchPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Ownership/propriété2015/02/09 11:15:00 GMT+1PageSammlung 101 - City of Bremen, Kunsthalle Bremen and Russia
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In the 1990s, Russia and the City of Bremen began to negotiate for the return of “Sammlung 101”, a collection of 101 drawings. The drawings were transferred from the Kunsthalle Bremen (Bremen Art Museum) to Russia in the aftermath of the Second World War by a Soviet soldier. No publisherExchange/échangeAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocArtwork/oeuvre d’artKunsthalle BremenDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueSpoils of war/butins de guerreNegotiation/négociationRussia/RussieOwnership/propriétéSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelCity of Bremen2013/01/21 19:40:00 GMT+1PageRoad to Calvary – Oppenheimer Heirs and Private Person
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In 1935, Nazi authorities took from Jakob and Rosa Oppenheimer a painting entitled “Road to Calvary” by Brunswijker Monogrammist and sold it at auction. The painting resurfaced in 2006 when a Dutch private individual brought it to Sotheby’s determined to sell it. Instead of asking for the painting’s restitution, the Oppenheimer heirs demanded a portion of the sale’s proceeds. The Dutch Restitutions Committee issued a binding opinion on the matter, as requested by the parties.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelArtwork/oeuvre d’artInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelPrivate person/personne privéeDue diligenceSale/venteNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéJakob and Rosa Oppenheimer2012/11/19 09:50:00 GMT+1PageQuedlinburg Treasures – Quedlinburg Church and Meador Heirs
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/quedlinburg-treasures-2013-quedlinburg-church-and-meador-heirs
After the withdrawal of US troops from the medieval town of Quedlinburg in Nazi Germany, the “Quedlinburg Treasures” were found to be missing. This theft was perpetrated by US soldier Joe T. Meador. After his death, the manuscripts passed on to his brother and sister who attempted to sell them. Some manuscripts were purchased by West German entities, whereas the Church of Quedlinburg purchased the rest of the treasures pursuant to a settlement agreement with the Meador Heirs.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireCriminal offence/infraction pénaleJoe T. MeadorArtwork/oeuvre d’artGermany/AllemagneConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionJudicial claim/action en justiceSpoils of war/butins de guerreStatute of limitation/prescriptionNegotiation/négociationUnited States/États-UnisOwnership/propriétéSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelQuedlinburg Church2016/05/18 10:40:00 GMT+1PagePortrait of Wally – United States and Estate of Lea Bondi and Leopold Museum
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After having been taken from Lea Bondi, a Jew forced to flee Austria following the Anschluss, the painting “Portrait of Wally” by Egon Schiele was seized by the US Forces at the end of the war. The portrait was first returned by the US Restitution Division to the Austrian Federal Office for Preservation of Historical Monument (BDA). No publisherCriminal offence/infraction pénaleSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelArtwork/oeuvre d’artEstate of Lea BondiSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueJudicial claim/action en justiceFinancial compensation/indemnisationUnited States/États-UnisNazi looted art/spoliations naziesLeopold MuseumAnti-seizure legislation/garantie de restitutionLoan/prêt2013/04/02 11:30:00 GMT+1PagePâté de Jambon – Anonymous German Heirs and Glasgow City Council
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/pate-de-jambon-2013-anonymous-german-heirs-and-glasgow-city-council
“Pâté de Jambon”, a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, was the object of a forced sale in 1936. The owners, the Jewish shareholders of an art gallery, were forced to sell the artwork to meet an unfair Nazi tax demand.No publisherNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéDeaccessionDue diligenceNegotiation/négociationAnonymous German HeirsSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelConciliationGlasgow City CouncilEx gratia payment/versement à titre gracieux2013/02/20 15:45:00 GMT+1PageParrot Lady Sculpture – Canada and India
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/parrot-lady-sculpture-2013-canada-and-india
“Parrot Lady” is a 800 year old sandstone sculpture from a Khajuraho temple in India. It was returned by Canada to India in 2015 in accordance with the 1970 UNESCO Convention.No publisherCanadaIllicit exportation/exportation illicitePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970India/IndeNegotiation/négociationEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionIllicit importation/importation illiciteSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelAntiquity/antiquités2015/10/07 10:35:00 GMT+1PageOrpheus Mosaic – Turkey and Dallas Museum of Art
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/orpheus-mosaic-2013-turkey-and-dallas-museum-of-art
In December 2012, the Dallas Museum of Art returned to Turkey a fragment of a Roman mosaic. In addition, the parties concluded a comprehensive art exchange program.No publisherUnconstrained initiative/initiative spontanéeSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueDallas Museum of ArtNegotiation/négociationCultural cooperation/coopération culturellePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Ownership/propriétéTurkey/Turquie2013/05/11 17:30:00 GMT+1PageOne-Thousand-Five-Hundred-Pound, Hand-Carved Lintels Removed from Religious Temples in Thailand – United States of America and City & County of San Francisco
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/one-thousand-five-hundred-pound-hand-carved-lintels-removed-from-religious-temples-in-thailand-2013-united-states-of-america-and-city-county-of-san-francisco
In 2017, the government of Thailand formally requested that the United States restitute two ancient stone lintels of Khmer origin that had been removed from Thai temples between 1959–1968 and acquired by the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. From 2017 to 2020, the United States and Thailand negotiated with the Museum for the restitution of the lintels, but in October 2020, the United States sued the Museum in federal court to seek their forfeiture. In February 2021, the Museum and the United States settled the case for a conditional restitution of the lintels to Thailand.No publisherDeaccessionAntiquity/antiquitésSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelKingdom of ThailandConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionDue diligenceIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteJudicial claim/action en justiceDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiquePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Negotiation/négociationUnited States/États-UnisOwnership/propriétéCity & County of San Francisco2023/10/09 11:05:00 GMT+1PageOdalisque Painting – Paul Rosenberg Heirs and Seattle Art Museum
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/odalisque-painting-2013-paul-rosenberg-heirs-and-seattle-art-museum
In June 1999, the Seattle Art Museum returned the painting Oriental Woman Seated on Floor (also known as Odalisque), by Henri Matisse, to the heirs of Paul Rosenberg. The painting was donated to the museum in 1991 by the Bloedel family.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelArtwork/oeuvre d’artBreach of contract/violation du contratSeattle Art MuseumDue diligenceJudicial claim/action en justiceProcedural issue/limites procéduralesNegotiation/négociationUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéPaul Rosenberg2013/02/19 19:40:00 GMT+1PageNature morte au tableau de Picasso – Héritiers Schlesinger et Phillips
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/nature-morte-au-tableau-de-picasso-2013-heritiers-schlesinger-et-phillips
En 1925, Ernst Schlesinger lègue à Johanna Meyer-Udewald l’usufruit d’une toile de Picasso (« Nature morte au tableau »). De confession juive, Johanna Meyer-Udewald est faite prisonnière par les Nazis et la toile passe par diverses mains avant d’arriver dans celles de Duncan C. Phillips, qui l’acquiert sans connaître son histoire.No publisherOwnership/propriétéLegacy/legsArtwork/oeuvre d’artDue diligenceMediation/médiationSale/venteErnst SchlesingerNazi looted art/spoliations naziesDuncan C. PhillipsSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelNegotiation/négociation2014/03/10 10:55:00 GMT+1Page