A Controversy over Degas
Experts are concerned about the authenticity of 74 "recently discovered" plaster casts of Degas sculptures that were purportedly made during his lifetime and the bronzes that have been produced from...
View Article‘Intentionally Not Included Herein’
The National Gallery catalogue omits a set of plasters said to have been discovered recently—and opens a new front in the ongoing battle over their origin. Read More
View ArticleAdding to the Confusion
A dealer's appraisal of bronzes cast from plasters said to be authentic lifetime works by Degas adds to the controversial nature of the enterprise. Read More
View ArticleMoMA’s Problematic Provenances
Behind a lawsuit brought against the Museum of Modern Art by the heirs of George Grosz lies a troubling history of acquiring works seized by the Nazis and sold to support the German war effort Read More
View ArticleCharting a New Course
Under the leadership of its founder’s son, Vienna’s Leopold Museum is attempting to identify potential war loot in its collection Read More
View ArticleThe Restitution Struggle: Malaise, Indifference, and Frustration
Decades after the effort began, hundreds of thousands of artworks and other objects looted from victims of the Holocaust have yet to be returned to the owners or their heirs Read More
View ArticleJustice Austrian Style?
An investigator into Austria’s Nazi-era crimes faces a “completely absurd” indictment Read More
View ArticleBizarre Verdict Sends Critic of Austria’s Nazi Loot Restitution Policy to Jail
A petty and cruel court decision gives a three-year prison term to Stephan Templ in a Kafkaesque case of Holocaust claims Read More
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