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Maori Panels – New Zealand and Ortiz Heirs
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/maori-panels-2013-new-zealand-and-ortiz-heirs-1
In 1972, five rare Maori wooden panels were discovered in a swamp in New Zealand’s North Island. Shortly after the discovery, the panels were illegally exported out of the country by an antiquities dealer and then bought by Swiss collector George Ortiz. In 2014 New Zealand obtained the return of the Maori panels by virtue of an agreement with the heirs of Ortiz.No publisherRequest denied/rejet de la demandeIndigenous object/objet autochtoneIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionSale/venteJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerNew-Zealand/Nouvelle-ZélandeOrtiz HeirsPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Te Papa MuseumChoice of law/droit applicableGeorge OrtizRepurchase/rachatSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelJudicial decision/décision judiciaire2018/11/20 16:45:00 GMT+1PageManuscrits Coréens – France et Corée du Sud
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/affaire-manuscrits-coreens-2013-france-et-coree-du-sud-1
En 1866, l’Amiral Roze entreprend une expédition punitive en Corée. A cette occasion, de nombreux biens culturels sont détruits et certains emportés. Le 7 février 2011, la France et la Corée du Sud signent un accord portant sur le prêt des archives royales à la Corée du Sud.No publisherCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleOwnership/propriétéSouth Korea/Corée du SudSpoils of war/butins de guerreNegotiation/négociationLoan/prêtSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelFranceJudicial decision/décision judiciaireArchivesInalienability/inaliénabilité2013/02/13 14:40:00 GMT+1PageManuscrit du Marquis de Sade – Héritier Nordmann et héritier de Noailles et Gérard Lhéritier
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/manuscrit-du-marquis-de-sade-2013-heritier-nordmann-et-heritier-de-noailles-et-gerard-lheritier
Les « Cent Vingt Journées de Sodome » du Marquis de Sade avait été dérobé à la famille de Nouailles puis acquis par un collectionneur suisse – Gérard Nordmann – qui a toujours refusé de la rendre. C’est grâce à un accord entre l’héritier des Nouailles et l’héritier Nordmann que le manuscrit a pu retourner en France, où il a été classé trésor national en 2017.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireCriminal offence/infraction pénaleArtwork/oeuvre d’artDue diligenceIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteJudicial claim/action en justiceFinancial compensation/indemnisationNegotiation/négociationPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Sale/venteSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2014/08/27 16:40:00 GMT+1PageMandat signé par Jean Calvin - République et canton de Genève et Sotheby's
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/mandat-signe-par-jean-calvin-2013-republique-et-canton-de-geneve-et-sotheby2019s
En novembre 2016, il est porté à la connaissance de l’archiviste d’État de Genève qu’un document datant du XVIe siècle et volé probablement au XIXe siècle figure sur le catalogue de la prochaine vente aux enchères de Sotheby’s à New York. Un accord d’indemnisation est signé le 1er septembre 2017 entre Sotheby’s, le possesseur et deux intervenants privés. Le même jour, un accord distinct de restitution est signé entre la République et canton de Genève, Sotheby’s et le possesseur.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelSwitzerland/SuisseUnited States/États-UnisInalienability/inaliénabilitéCriminal offence/infraction pénaleRepublic and Canton of Geneva/République et canton de GenèveSotheby'sMediation/médiationArchivesPre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Ownership/propriétéFinancial compensation/indemnisationDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueUnconditional restitution/restitution sans condition2018/02/20 14:50:00 GMT+1PageMadonna and Child in a Landscape – Philipp von Gomperz Heirs and North Carolina Museum of Art
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/madonna-and-child-in-a-landscape-2013-north-carolina-museum
In 2000, the North Carolina Museum of Art handed over the painting “Madonna and Child in a Landscape” to Philipp von Gomperz’s heirs after being presented with evidence that it had been looted by the Nazis. The heirs rewarded the Museum’s response by selling the painting to it at a price substantially below its market value.No publisherNorth Carolina Museum of ArtOwnership/propriétéArtwork/oeuvre d’artNegotiation/négociationSale/venteNazi looted art/spoliations naziesSymbolic gesture/geste symboliquePhilipp von GomperzSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/02/19 16:30:00 GMT+1PageMachu Picchu Collection – Peru and Yale University
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/machu-picchu-collection-2013-peru-and-yale-university
Between 1912 and 1916, Hiram Bingham, a history professor at Yale University, shipped to the United States several artefacts that had been excavated at the Machu Picchu site with the authorization of the Peruvian Government. Peru formally requested restitution in 1918 and 1920, but to no avail. In 2001, negotiations between Peru and Yale University resumed. However, the resulting accord discontented the Peruvian Government. As a result, Peru filed suit in the United States against Yale University seeking the return of the collection and damages.No publisherPeru/PérouOwnership/propriétéYale UniversityConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationStatute of limitation/prescriptionDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueArchaeological object/objet archéologiquePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Settlement agreement/accord transactionnelAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hoc2013/02/19 13:35:00 GMT+1PageLydian Hoard – Turkey and Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Lydian Hoard is a sixth-century B.C. collection of gold and silver objects which was clandestinely excavated in Turkey in the 1960s. It was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) of New York. A formal demand for its return was made by Turkey in 1986.No publisherOwnership/propriétéIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteMetropolitan Museum of ArtCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationStatute of limitation/prescriptionTurkey/TurquieArchaeological object/objet archéologiquePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Due diligenceIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelUnconditional restitution/restitution sans condition2013/02/19 12:55:00 GMT+1PageLighthouse With Rotating Beam – Flechtheim Heirs and Kunstmuseum Bonn
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The heirs of the art dealer and collector Alfred Flechtheim besought the Kunstmuseum Bonn for the restitution of the painting “Lighthouse With Rotating Beam” by Paul Adolf Seehaus, alleging that it was part of Alfred Flechtheim’s collection before he fled Nazi persecution. After consideration of the claim, the Museum decided to keep the painting, but agreed to reimburse the heirs for half its market value. No publisherAlfred FlechtheimOwnership/propriétéKunstmuseum BonnArtwork/oeuvre d’artFinancial compensation/indemnisationNegotiation/négociationNazi looted art/spoliations naziesSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/02/20 09:25:00 GMT+1PageLiberation of Saint Peter from Prison – Feldmann Heirs and Private Person
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/liberation-of-saint-peter-from-prison-2013-feldmann-heirs-and-private-person
In 2002, an American professor spontaneously contacted the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) as she suspected that the drawing she had inherited, “The Liberation of Saint Peter from Prison”, was looted from Arthur Feldmann during WWII. IFAR established evidence which confirmed her suspicions and acted as a facilitator, together with the Commission for Looted Art in Europe, in the negotiations between the professor and the Feldmann heirs. In 2004, the professor agreed on the unconditional restitution of the drawing to the Feldmann heirs.No publisherOwnership/propriétéArthur FeldmannArtwork/oeuvre d’artUnconstrained initiative/initiative spontanéePrivate person/personne privéeNazi looted art/spoliations naziesUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hoc2013/02/13 16:30:00 GMT+1PageLebanese Archives – Lebanon and University of Geneva
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/lebanese-archives-2013-lebanon-and-university-of-geneva
In 2010, the University of Geneva sent to Lebanon the archives concerning the excavations conducted at Byblos, an archaeological site located in the northern part of Beirut, by the French archaeologist Maurice Dunand. The University had acquired the archives from Dunand in 1984.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelMaurice DunandLebanon/LibanConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionDue diligenceIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteArchivesPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Ownership/propriétéUniversity of GenevaNegotiation/négociation2015/08/10 09:10:00 GMT+1PageLe Grand Pont – Weinmann Heirs and Yale University Art Gallery
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/le-grand-pont-2013-weinmann-heirs-and-yale-university-art-gallery
The painting “Le Grand Pont”, by Gustave Courbet, was owned by Josephine Weinmann and her family, but after they were forced to flee Germany from Nazi persecution, the painting was purchased by Herbert Schaefer, a Nazi militant. When Schaefer later loaned the painting to the Yale University Art Gallery, Weinmann’s heirs sued for its return. No publisherOwnership/propriétéLoan/prêtArtwork/oeuvre d’artJosephine WeinmannNegotiation/négociationYale UniversityNazi looted art/spoliations naziesMax SilberbergSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueDonationDue diligenceSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelProcedural issue/limites procédurales2015/10/27 14:45:00 GMT+1PageLandscape with Smokestacks – Friedrich Gutmann Heirs and Daniel Searle
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/landscape-with-smokestacks-2013-friedrich-gutmann-heirs-and-daniel-searle
The heirs of Friedrich and Louise Gutmann, filed a claim against the art dealer Daniel Searle, the owner of the painting “Landscape with Smokestacks”. The painting was allegedly looted by the Nazis during the Second World War. After four years of litigation, the parties agreed to share the ownership of the painting. No publisherOwnership/propriétéFriedrich GutmannArtwork/oeuvre d’artJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationNazi looted art/spoliations naziesCo-ownership/co-propriétéDaniel SearleRepurchase/rachatSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/02/20 09:45:00 GMT+1PageLa Seine vue du Pont-Neuf, au fond le Louvre
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/la-seine-vue-du-pont-neuf-au-fond-le-louvre-2013-heritiere-heilbronn-kunstmuseum-de-berne-republique-federale-d2019allemagne-et-etat-libre-de-baviere
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le tableau de Camille Pissarro "La Seine vue du Pont-Neuf, au fond le Louvre" appartenant à Max Heilbronn est spolié par le régime nazi. En 2012, lors d'une perquisition chez Cornelius Gurlitt les autorités allemandes saisissent une collection d'œuvres dont le tableau de Camille Pissaro fait partie. Cornelius Gurlitt décède et lègue sa collection au Kunstmuseum de Berne. Le tableau est finalement restitué à l’héritière de Max Heilbronn.No publisherOwnership/propriétéKunstmuseum de BerneArtwork/oeuvre d’artUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionLegacy/legsSchwabinger Kunstfund TaskforceInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelCornelius GurlittRépublique fédérale d'AllemagneHéritière HeilbronnSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelNazi looted art/spoliations naziesEtat libre de BavièreAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocCommission pour l'indemnisation des victimes de spoliations (CIVS)2020/10/07 15:20:00 GMT+1Page La Bergère – Meyer Heirs and Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/la-bergere-2013-meyer-heirs-and-fred-jones-jr-museum-of-art
Raoul Meyer’s art collection, which included Camille Pissarro’s painting “La bergère rentrant des moutons”, was looted by Nazi troops during the occupation of France in early 1940s. Decades later, Meyer’s daughter and heir, Léone Meyer, discovered the painting at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma, and initiated a lawsuit in the United States seeking its return. After a three-year litigation, the two sides reached a settlement in 2016. The latter was denounced by Ms. Meyer. Eventually, the lawsuit was dropped and ownership of the painting was transferred to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelRaoul MeyerArtwork/oeuvre d’artSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueFred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of OklahomaConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionDue diligenceJudicial claim/action en justiceDonationProcedural issue/limites procéduralesCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéShared custody/co-possessionLoan/prêt2017/01/16 12:55:00 GMT+1PageKhmer Statue – Cambodia and Sotheby’s and the United States
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/khmer-statue-2013-cambodia-and-sotheby2019s-and-the-united-states
In March 2011, Sotheby’s offered at auction in New York a Khmer statue. The statue was pulled out of the sale as a result of Cambodia’s request for its restitution. Cambodia claimed that it was illegally removed from the site Koh Ker during the 1970s and should be returned to them. No publisherOwnership/propriétéCambodia/CambodgeJudicial claim/action en justiceRuspoli Di Poggia SuasaNegotiation/négociationUnited States/États-UnisSotheby'sArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionCriminal offence/infraction pénaleSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 19702014/06/30 16:35:00 GMT+1Page