France Returns Art Plundered by Nazis to Jewish Owners
February 18th, 2013
The French government has validated claims to seven works of art taken from Jewish owners during World War II, and has promised to return them. The works include Henri Matisse’s Le Mur Rose, de l’Hôpital d’Ajaccio, and will be returned to Tom Seldorff, the 82-year old grandson of original owner Richard Neumann. This is incredibly rare. It’s the largest number of paintings we’ve been able to give back to Jewish families in over a decade,” said Bruno Saunier of the National Museums Agency.Read more at The Guardian
February 18th, 2013 at 9:48 pm
That is great news for the Family. Hopefully this can create precedence so more stolen art can find its way to its rightful owners.