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Fresques de Casenoves – Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève et la France
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/fresques-de-casenoves-2013-musee-d2019art-et-d2019histoire-de-la-ville-de-geneve-et-ministere-de-la-culture-francais
Le 1er juillet 1997, le Musée d’art et d’histoire de la Ville de Genève et l'Etat français, representé par son Ministère de la culture, ont signé un accord portant sur le prêt de deux fragments des fresques de Casenoves (Christ en Majesté et Adoration des Mages). Le 19 mars 2003, le Conseil administratif de la Ville de Genève a décidé de transformer ce prêt en donation.
No publisherOwnership/propriétéNegotiation/négociationDonationJudicial claim/action en justiceArtwork/oeuvre d’artLoan/prêtPre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Abegg Foundation/Fondation AbeggSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelFranceJudicial decision/décision judiciaireMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de GenèveJurisdiction/conflit de jurisdictionInalienability/inaliénabilité2013/02/20 11:55:00 GMT+1PageLandscape with Smokestacks – Friedrich Gutmann Heirs and Daniel Searle
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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+1PageOdalisque Painting – Paul Rosenberg Heirs and Seattle Art Museum
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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+1PageNataraja Idol – India and the Norton Simon Foundation
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In 1956, an ancient bronze statue of the Lord Siva (Lord of the Cosmic Dance or Sivapuram Nataraja) was removed from a temple in India for restoration purposes, subsequently held by an Indian private collector and ultimately sent to the United States with false export documents. In 1973, the Nataraja idol was sold by a New York dealer to the Norton Simon Foundation.No publisherCriminal offence/infraction pénaleSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelIndia/IndeConditional restitution/restitution sous conditionArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueJudicial claim/action en justicePre 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution pre 1970Negotiation/négociationOwnership/propriétéNorton Simon FoundationLoan/prêt2013/02/19 16:55:00 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+1PageJiroft Collection – Iran v. Barakat Galleries
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/jiroft-collection-2013-iran-v-barakat-galleries
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran sued the London-based Barakat Galleries seeking the restitution of a collection of eighteen carved jars, bowls and cups which had been illicitly excavated in the Jiroft region, in Southeast Iran, and subsequently exported abroad. The Court of Appeal, overruling the trial court decision, held that the relevant laws of Iran were sufficiently clear to vest ownership title and an immediate right of possession of the relics in the Iranian State.No publisherOwnership/propriétéIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteJudicial decision/décision judiciaireIranUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueThe Barakat Galleries Ltd.Choice of law/droit applicableJudicial claim/action en justiceIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteProcedural issue/limites procéduralesPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 19702013/02/19 12:10:00 GMT+1PageIcklingham Bronzes – John Browning and Leon Levy and Shelby White
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A group of antiquities known as the “Icklingham Bronzes” were illicitly excavated from the farm of John Browning sometime in the early 1980s. By 1989 they were on sale in New York. John Browning formally demanded the restitution of the Bronzes from Leon Levy and Shelby White, the good faith purchasers, but the request was rejected.No publisherLeon LevyOwnership/propriétéIllicit exportation/exportation illicitePost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Shelby WhiteJudicial claim/action en justiceNegotiation/négociationArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueDonationDue diligenceJohn BrowningIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteAriadne GalleriesSettlement agreement/accord transactionnel2013/02/18 18:50:00 GMT+1PageEgyptian Archaeological Objects – United States v. Frederick Schultz
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On 16 July 2001, Frederick Schultz, a New York antiquities dealer, was indicted on one count of conspiring to receive stolen Egyptian antiquities in violation of the National Stolen Property Act (NSPA). Under the NSPA, it is a crime to deal in property that has been “stolen, unlawfully converted or taken, knowing the same to be stolen”.No publisherPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Frederick SchultzEnforcement of foreign law/applicabilité du droit public étrangerCriminal offence/infraction pénaleUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionOwnership/propriétéJudicial claim/action en justiceIllicit exportation/exportation illiciteIllicit importation/importation illiciteUnited States/États-UnisJudicial decision/décision judiciaireArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueEgypt/Egypte2013/02/15 18:10:00 GMT+1PageAidonia Treasure – Greece and Ward Gallery
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A collection of golden Mycenaean jewellery (the Aidonia Treasure) was acquired by the Ward Gallery of New York in early 1993. Before proceeding with the purchase the Gallery made enquiries in various Mediterranean States, including Greece, to find out whether the treasure was stolen. Greece responded in the negative, but it later sued the Gallery seeking restitution.No publisherOwnership/propriétéDonationWard GalleryJudicial claim/action en justiceDue diligenceNegotiation/négociationSettlement agreement/accord transactionnelPost 1970 restitution claims/demandes de restitution post 1970Illicit exportation/exportation illiciteArchaeological object/objet archéologiqueIllicit excavation/fouille illiciteUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionGreece/Grèce2013/02/08 16:50:00 GMT+1PageView of Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer – Mauthner Heirs v. Switzerland
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/case-view-of-les-saintes-maries-de-la-mer-2013-mauthner-heir-v-switzerland
Andrew Orkin sued the Swiss Confederation, the Oskar Reinhart Foundation and the Oskar Reinhart Collection in the United States in order to recover possession of the drawing “View of Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer”. Orkin alleged that his great-grandmother, Margarethe Mauthner, sold the painting under duress during the Nazi era.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireRequest denied/rejet de la demandeMargarethe MauthnerState immunity/immunité des EtatsSwitzerland/SuisseOskar Reinhart CollectionOskar Reinhart FoundationJudicial claim/action en justiceProcedural issue/limites procéduralesJurisdiction/conflit de jurisdictionNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéArtwork/oeuvre d’art2013/02/06 16:15:00 GMT+1PageView of the Asylum and Chapel at St. Rémy – Mauthner Heirs v. Elizabeth Taylor
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In 2007, the court battle over the van Gogh painting “View of the Asylum and Chapel at St. Rémy” came to an end when the United States Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari, thereby finalising the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadina.No publisherJudicial decision/décision judiciaireRequest denied/rejet de la demandeArtwork/oeuvre d’artDue diligenceJudicial claim/action en justiceElizabeth TaylorProcedural issue/limites procéduralesStatute of limitation/prescriptionNazi looted art/spoliations naziesOwnership/propriétéMargarethe Mauthner2013/02/05 18:30:00 GMT+1PageAuschwitz 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+1PageFive Italian Paintings – Gentili di Giuseppe Heirs v. Musée du Louvre and France
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/five-italian-paintings-2013-gentili-di-giuseppe-heirs-v-musee-du-louvre-and-france
In 1998, the heirs of the renowned Jewish art collector Federico Gentili di Giuseppe sued the Louvre Museum seeking the restitution of five paintings. These paintings, which were part of Federico Gentili di Giuseppe’s collection, were bought at auction by Herman Göring in 1941 and transferred to the Musée du Louvre at the end of the Second World War. No publisherUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionFederico Gentili di GiuseppeNegotiation/négociationStatute of limitation/prescriptionArtwork/oeuvre d’artMusée du LouvreOwnership/propriétéJudicial claim/action en justiceFranceNazi looted art/spoliations naziesJudicial decision/décision judiciaire2013/02/03 11:20:00 GMT+1PageTwo Dürer Paintings – Kunstsammlungen Zu Weimar v. Elicofon
https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/2-durer-paintings-2013-kunstsammlungen-zu-weimar-v-elicofon
In 1945, two portraits by Albrecht Dürer were stolen from the collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar. Stored for safekeeping in the Schwarburg Castle during the Second World War, the paintings disappeared during the time that American troops occupied the Castle. No publisherUnconditional restitution/restitution sans conditionJudicial decision/décision judiciaireCriminal offence/infraction pénaleGermany/AllemagneArtwork/oeuvre d’artEdward I. ElicofonDue diligenceJudicial claim/action en justiceGrand Duchess of Saxony-WeimarSpoils of war/butins de guerreProcedural issue/limites procéduralesChoice of law/droit applicableStatute of limitation/prescriptionOwnership/propriétéKunstsammlungen Zu Weimar2012/11/16 15:05:00 GMT+1Page