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Collection Varenne – Héritiers Varenne et Ville de Genève
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/collection-varenne-2013-heritiers-varenne-et-ville-de-geneve
En 2008, un accord est conclu entre la Ville de Genève et les héritiers Varenne portant sur la collection « Varenne ». La Ville de Genève renonce à la donation « Varenne » initiale en échange notamment de CHF 30.000.000.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Procedural issue/limites procéduralesNegotiation/négociationArtwork/oeuvre d’artDonationHéritiers VarenneFinancial compensation/indemnisationMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de GenèveJudicial decision/décision judiciaireLegacy/legs2013/02/20 10:55:00 GMT+1DocumentChasuble – Paraguay et Musée d’ethnographie de Neuchâtel et François Machon
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/chasuble-2013-paraguay-et-musee-d2019ethnographie-de-neuchatel-et-francois-machon
En 1889, le Musée d’ethnographie de Neuchâtel (MEN) reçoit en don une chasuble probablement spoliée au Paraguay pendant la guerre de la Triple Alliance (1864-1870). En 1926, le médecin neuchâtelois François Machon, alors Consul du Paraguay à Lausanne, propose au MEN le retour de la chasuble en échange du don de sa collection ethnographique, ce que le MEN accepte.No publisherNegotiation/négociationDonationPrivate person/personne privéeSpoils of war/butins de guerreBreach of contract/violation du contratSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelMusée d’ethnographie de NeuchâtelAntiquity/antiquitésAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocIndigenous object/objet autochtoneDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiqueParaguay2013/04/08 16:30:00 GMT+1DocumentChagall Gouache – Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Lubell
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In 1993, the Guggenheim Foundation, Mrs. Rachel Lubell, and other interested parties reached a settlement regarding a Marc Chagall painting that had been stolen from the Museum and purchased by Mrs. Lubell almost thirty years prior. Though a trial court had originally held the Guggenheim’s suit seeking recovery was time-barred, the Appellate Division reversed the lower court’s decision and clarified New York’s “demand and refusal” rule. On remand, the parties settled just one day after the new trial began.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelRepurchase/rachatRachel and Jules LubellUnited States/États-UnisNegotiation/négociationThe Solomon R. Guggenheim FoundationStatute of limitation/prescriptionDue diligencePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Ownership/propriétéJudicial claim/action en justiceArtwork/oeuvre d’artFinancial compensation/indemnisationJudicial decision/décision judiciaireTort /acte illiciteProcedural issue/limites procédurales2013/08/27 15:25:00 GMT+1DocumentCanon Tables – Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America and J. Paul Getty Museum
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The Canon Tables of the Zeyt’un Gospels were illegally separated from the manuscript sometime between 1915-1923. Having discovered that the Tables had been stolen and were held at the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church engaged in a legal battle with the Getty regarding the restitution of the Tables. After five years, the two sides reached a settlement in 2015.No publisherEx gratia payment/versement à titre gracieuxSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueMediation/médiationArtwork/oeuvre d’artPre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Ownership/propriétéDonationJ. Paul Getty MuseumJudicial claim/action en justiceWestern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of AmericaStatute of limitation/prescription2016/10/14 11:55:00 GMT+1DocumentBuste de Diane – Pologne et Auktionshaus im Kinsky
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/buste-de-diane-2013-pologne-et-auktionshaus-im-kinsky
En juin 2015, le Ministère de la culture polonais apprend qu’un buste de Diane, spolié durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et disparu depuis, va prochainement être vendu à Vienne par la maison de vente Auktionshaus im Kinsky. Le Ministère contacte alors la société Art Recovery International. Avec l’aide de cette dernière et de l’Ambassadeur ainsi que du Consul général de Pologne en Autriche, le buste est restitué à la Pologne le 18 décembre 2015.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelArt Recovery InternationalAuktionshaus im KinskyAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocMediation/médiationDue diligenceUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionOwnership/propriétéArtwork/oeuvre d’artNazi looted art/spoliations naziesDiplomatic channel/voie diplomatiquePoland/Pologne2017/12/11 17:35:00 GMT+1DocumentBuste d’un jeune garçon – Héritiers Gentili di Giuseppe et Art Institute de Chicago
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/buste-d2019un-jeune-garcon-2013-heritiers-gentili-di-giuseppe-et-art-institute-de-chicago
En 1999, les héritiers de l’important collectionneur d’art de confession juive Federico Gentili di Giuseppe ont contacté l’Art Institute de Chicago afin d’obtenir la restitution d’un buste de Francesco Mochi (« Buste d’un jeune garçon »). Ce buste avait été vendu en France lors d’une vente par la suite annulée par les juges français car constitutive de spoliation.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelArtwork/oeuvre d’artSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueDue diligenceJudicial claim/action en justiceRepurchase/rachatDonationStatute of limitation/prescriptionNegotiation/négociationFederico Gentili di GiuseppeNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéArt Institute de Chicago2014/03/07 16:30:00 GMT+1DocumentBuddhist Paintings – Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) bought four Buddhist paintings in 1998. These paintings were featured in frequent exhibitions of LACMA’s Korean art galleries until the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism notified LACMA that the paintings were stolen. After amicable negotiation, these paintings were returned to the Jogye Order in August 2020.No publisherDeaccessionSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelArtwork/oeuvre d’artLos Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)Due diligenceJogye Order of Korean BuddhismSpoils of war/butins de guerreProcedural issue/limites procéduralesNegotiation/négociationCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionOwnership/propriétéLoan/prêt2020/12/14 17:15:00 GMT+1DocumentBogazköy Sphinx – Turkey and Germany
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In 2011, Germany decided to conclude the long running dispute concerning the “Boğazköy Sphinx” by voluntarily transferring to the Turkish Government the title of the sculpture.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelOwnership/propriétéNegotiation/négociationInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelCultural cooperation/coopération culturellePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Germany/AllemagneUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueTurkey/Turquie2013/02/15 14:55:00 GMT+1DocumentBlumengarten – Deutsch Heirs and Moderna Museet Stockholm
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The heirs of Holocaust victims Otto Nathan Deutsch made several requests to the Moderna Museet Stockholm for the restitution of the painting “Blumengarten (Utenwarf)” (1917) by Emil NoldeNo publisherNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéArtwork/oeuvre d’artLoan/prêtSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelModerna Museet StockholmAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocSale/venteOtto Nathan DeutschInalienability/inaliénabilité2013/01/29 16:30:00 GMT+1DocumentBiccherna Panel – Anonymous Heirs and British Library
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In 2013, the British Library was contacted by the heirs of A.S. Drey, a Munich firm whose assets were sold off by Nazis in 1936. The heirs requested the return of the “Biccherna Panel” and lodged a claim with the UK Spoliation Advisory Panel, which found in favour of the claimants. However, following negotiations, the heirs accepted compensation in lieu of return, allowing the Biccherna Panel to remain in the British Library.No publisherNazi looted art/spoliations naziesNegotiation/négociationDeaccessionFinancial compensation/indemnisationArtwork/oeuvre d’artSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelProcedural issue/limites procéduralesBritish LibraryOwnership/propriétéUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionConciliationUnited Kingdom/Royaume-UniSpoliation Advisory Panel (UK)2019/08/12 10:50:00 GMT+1DocumentBath of Bathsheba – Italy and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
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The painting “The Bath of Bathsheba”, by Jacopo Zucchi, was looted in 1945 from the Italian Embassy in Berlin, where it was on loan from the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica of Rome. In 1965, it was acquired by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.No publisherNegotiation/négociationWadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtSpoils of war/butins de guerreDue diligenceConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionArtwork/oeuvre d’artLoan/prêtSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelOwnership/propriétéStatute of limitation/prescriptionItaly/Italie2013/02/09 15:30:00 GMT+1DocumentBanksy Mural – Bioresource, Inc. and 555 Nonprofit Studio/Gallery
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Artists from the 555 Nonprofit Studio/Gallery removed an endangered mural painting by the graffiti artist Banksy from a derelict site in Detroit. The owner of the site, Bioresource, Inc. subsequently filed suit with the Wayne County Circuit Court requesting the wall art’s restitution. The parties finally settled their dispute as the Company agreed to donate the mural to the Gallery, who paid the Company a symbolic amount.No publisherArtwork/oeuvre d’artDonationJudicial claim/action en justice555 Nonprofit Studio/GallerySettlement agreement/accord transactionnelSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueBioresource, Inc.Ownership/propriétéNegotiation/négociation2013/08/08 14:30:00 GMT+1DocumentAyuba Suleiman Diallo – Qatar Museums Authority and United Kingdom
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The Qatar Museum’s Authority (QMA) purchased at Christie’s the painting “Ayuba Suleiman Diallo” by Hoare of Bath that was subsequently hit with a temporary export bar in the United Kingdom. The export suspension gave any interested British museum the opportunity to buy the painting within a lapse of time. The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London made a firm purchase offer that was refused by the QMA...No publisherNational Portrait GalleryCultural cooperation/coopération culturelleNegotiation/négociationArtwork/oeuvre d’artLoan/prêtSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Illicit exportation/exportation illiciteQatar Museums AuthorityUnited Kingdom/Royaume-Uni2013/02/11 10:25:00 GMT+1DocumentAuschwitz Suitcase – Pierre Lévi Heirs and Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Oswiecim and Shoah Memorial Museum Paris
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/auschwitz-suitcase-2013-pierre-levi-heirs-and-auschwitz-birkenau-state-museum-oswiecim-and-shoah-memorial-museum-paris
After an initial unsuccessful attempt to negotiate the dispute regarding a suitcase between the heirs of the Holocaust victim Pierre Lévi and the Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum in Oswiecim, the heirs decided to file a restitution claim against the Museum. The parties eventually settled with the help of the Shoah Memorial Museum in Paris and agreed to a long-term loan of the suitcase at the Shoah Memorial Museum.No publisherNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationLoan/prêtSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelAuschwitz-Birkenau State Museum OswiecimPierre LéviShoah Memorial Museum Paris2013/02/03 11:50:00 GMT+1DocumentAncient Manuscripts and Globe – Saint-Gall and Zurich
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Thanks to the Swiss Confederation who acted as a mediator, the dispute between the Cantons of Zurich and Saint-Gall over cultural objects displaced during the religious wars of 1712 was ultimately settled in 2006 by an inventive agreement.No publisherSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelNegotiation/négociationAd hoc facilitator/facilitateur ad hocAntiquity/antiquitésMediation/médiationCanton of Saint-Gall/Canton de Saint-GallOwnership/propriétéSpoils of war/butins de guerreCanton of Zurich/Canton de ZurichCopy/copieLoan/prêt2013/02/19 15:25:00 GMT+1Document