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Foxes – Grawi Heirs v. City of Düsseldorf
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/foxes-2013-grawi-heirs-v-city-of-dusseldorf-1
Kurt Grawi, a Jewish businessman, was persecuted by the Nazi regime. Before fleeing Germany, he managed to transport the painting "Foxes" to the USA, where he sold it in 1940 to secure a living for himself and his family in exile. In view of the close connection between the persecution and the sale of the painting, the German Advisory Commission recommended the restitution of the "Foxes" to the Grawi heirs. The painting was returned in January 2022.No publisherArtwork/oeuvre d’artKurt GrawiInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelCity of DüsseldorfMediation/médiationUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionNegotiation/négociationGrawi HeirsNazi looted art/spoliations naziesSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2023/04/12 16:10:00 GMT+1PageFour Old Master Drawings – Feldmann Heirs and the British Museum
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/case-4-old-master-drawings-2013-feldmann-heirs-and-the-british-museum
In May of 2002, the British Museum was confronted with a restitution claim by the heirs of the Second World War victim, Arthur Feldmann, regarding four Old Master drawings. The Commission of Looted Art Europe, who represented the claimant, and the British Museum, jointly sought guidance from the Spoliation Advisory Panel. After deferral of the Attorney General, the High Court held that under the British Museum Act the Museum could not restitute an object in order to meet a moral obligation without an Act of Parliament. Eventually, the British Museum followed the recommendation of the Spoliation Advisory Panel and compensated the family with an ex gratia payment.No publisherDeaccessionArtwork/oeuvre d’artInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelEx gratia payment/versement à titre gracieuxJudicial claim/action en justiceArthur FeldmannNegotiation/négociationSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelBritish Museum2012/11/12 15:45:00 GMT+1PageChrist and the Samaritan Woman at the Well – Gross-Eisenstädt Heirs and Museum de Fundatie
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/christ-and-the-samaritan-woman-2013-gross-eisenstadt-heirs-and-museum-de-fundatie
In 1933, Jewish businessman and art collector Richard Semmel was forced to leave Berlin and sell parts of his art collection for economic survival. Among the works was the Italian painting Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well, which was bought by Dirk Hannema, a Dutch museums director. Since 1964, the painting has been in the Museum de Fundatie, which Hannema founded and to which he donated the painting. No publisherSymbolic gesture/geste symboliqueNegotiation/négociationRequest denied/rejet de la demandeInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelGross-Eisenstädt HeirsArtwork/oeuvre d’artOwnership/propriétéRichard SemmelNazi looted art/spoliations naziesMuseum de FundatieLegacy/legs2015/03/03 18:35:00 GMT+1PageBogazköy Sphinx – Turkey and Germany
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/bogazkoy-sphinx-2013-turkey-and-germany
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+1PageBeneventan Missal – Metropolitan Chapter of the Cathedral City of Benevento and British Library
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/beneventan-missal-2013-metropolitan-chapter-of-the-cathedral-city-of-benevento-and-british-library
On 11 November 2010, a 12th Century manuscript, also known as the “Beneventan Missal”, was returned to the Metropolitan Chapter of the Cathedral City of Benevento, in Italy. The Missal disappeared in 1943 when the city was occupied by the Allied forces during World War II.No publisherDeaccessionStatute of limitation/prescriptionSpoils of war/butins de guerreDue diligenceMetropolitan Chapter of the Cathedral City of BeneventoArtwork/oeuvre d’artUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionBritish LibraryInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelConciliationSpoliation Advisory Panel (UK)2014/07/15 14:55:00 GMT+1Page200 Paintings – Goudstikker Heirs and the Netherlands
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/200-paintings-2013-goudstikker-heirs-and-the-netherlands
The art collection of Jacques Goudstikker was acquired by the Nazi commander Hermann Göring under suspicious circumstances during the Second World War. A large part of the collection was recovered by the Allied Forces after the war and it was subsequently returned to the Netherlands where it was labelled “Dutch national property”. The first part of these items was bought back by Goudstikker’s wife under a settlement agreement of 1952. The Dutch Government returned the second part – 200 paintings – to Marei Von Saher (the only surviving heir of Jacques Goudstikker) in 2006 based on a recommendation of the Dutch Restitution Committee.No publisherNazi looted art/spoliations naziesNegotiation/négociationNetherlands/Pays-BasJudicial claim/action en justiceRequest denied/rejet de la demandeArtwork/oeuvre d’artSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionJacques GoudstikkerOwnership/propriétéInstitutional facilitator/facilitateur institutionnelConciliationRepurchase/rachat2013/04/08 14:25:00 GMT+1Page