February 21, 2013
Louvre returns nazi looted paintings to descendant of original owner Richard Neumann
In the space of a few years, return of artefacts looted by the Nazis has become almost the accepted norm, although it in itself is very much a special case offered favourable terms compared to almost any other disputed artefacts.
While the return of such disputed items is great, I do not see how an automatic dispensation should be applied to a single special case, while all others (no matter how strong their case) are treated as second class citizens on the journey to restitution.
From:
BBC News
15 February 2013 Last updated at 10:56
Louvre museum returns Nazi-looted artworkSeven paintings taken from their Jewish owners in the 1930s are being returned to their surviving relatives as part of an ongoing French effort to give back looted, stolen or appropriated art.
The works include four paintings that currently hang in the Louvre in Paris.
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