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Nazi-Looted Art and the Law

The American Cases

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  • The only book devoted to the legal aspects of Holocaust-era art restitution cases
  • Explains and analyzes the central issues in this evolving area of law
  • In-depth analyses of legal disputes and court decisions
  • Written in clear, accessible terms for readers with or without legal training

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 1-13
  3. United States v. Portrait of Wally

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 15-42
  4. Altmann v. Republic of Austria

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 43-68
  5. Westfield v. Federal Republic of Germany

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 69-93
  6. Orkin v. Taylor

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 95-113
  7. Von Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 115-136
  8. Grosz v. Museum of Modern Art

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 159-182
  9. Bakalar v. Vavra

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 183-201
  10. Schoeps v. Museum of Modern Art

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 227-237
  11. De Csepel v. Republic of Hungary

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 239-251
  12. Vineberg v. Bissonnette

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 259-265
  13. Conclusion

    • Bruce L. Hay
    Pages 267-269
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 271-273

About this book

This book offers a clear, accessible account of the American litigation over the restitution of works of art taken from Jewish families during the Holocaust. For the past two decades, the courts of the United States have been an arena of conflict over this issue that has recently captured widespread public attention. In a series of cases, survivors and heirs have come forward to claim artworks in public and private collections around the world, asserting that they were seized by the Nazis or were sold under duress by owners desperate to escape occupied countries. Spanning two continents and three-quarters of a century, the cases confront the courts with complex problems of domestic and international law, clashes among the laws of different jurisdictions, factual uncertainties about the movements of art during and after the war, and the persistent question whether restitution claims have been extinguished by the passage of time.
Through individual case studies,the book examines the legal questions these conflicts have raised and the answers the courts have given. From the internationally celebrated “Woman in Gold” lawsuit against Austria to lesser-known claims against Germany, Hungary, Spain, and museums and private collections in the United States, the book synthesizes the legal and evidentiary materials and judicial rulings in each case, creating a coherent narrative of proceedings that are often labyrinthine in complexity. Written by a leading authority on litigation and procedure, the book will be of interest to readers in various fields of the humanities and social sciences as well as law, and to anyone interested in the fate of artworks that have been called the “last prisoners” of the Second World War.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

    Bruce L. Hay

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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