Looted art - how to track down heirs
February 4 2014
Picture: New York Times/Louvre
In the New York Times, Doreen Carvajal has an astonishing article on how she decided to turn amateur provenance sleuth, and track down some of the descendants of those whose art was stolen by the Nazis. In 60 years, the French government has only returned 80 of the more than 2,000 unclaimed works of art hanging in French museums. But Carvajal was able to find a whole number of potential owners in just weeks, including for the above Rubens, currently hanging in the Louvre. More here.
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