Yesterday in Berlin, two paintings were returned to the estate of a Jewish art dealer, forced by Nazis to sell off his entire collection in that period. Needling back a couple of pieces of art may seem like no big thang, but in a mess of legislature and bureacracy surrounding the debacle, it’s significant because it sets a precedent of restitution in the US courts.
"The U.S. courts now have ruled definitively that ordering Stern to sell the painting was the same as confiscating or stealing it from him," said Thomas Kline, an attorney who represented the Stern estate.
The Max Stern Art Restitution Project, with a little extra help from Christie’s and Sotheby’s, is dedicated to returning other such works to their rightful beneficiaries.
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