A recent investigation into the collection of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has uncovered 139 works looted during World War II. Â The results of a 4-year study, the works have been placed on a website, inviting prior owners to make claims on the return of the work, including pieces by Matisse and Isaac Israels. Â “We know that there were doubtful transactions concerning works acquired before 1940, after Kristallnacht,” said Siebe Weide of the Dutch Museum Association.
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