Following new legislation by the U.S. Congress over the recovery of expropriated art, a lawsuit by the heirs of an Austrian Jewish entertainer over a body of Egon Schiele works will go forward, Artforum reports.  The new law seeks to ensure “claims to Nazi-confiscated art are not unfairly barred by statutes of limitations and other similar time-based nonmerits defenses,” according to sponsoring Senator Ted Cruz. 

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