Cornelius Gurlitt

Germany’s stolen art probe too slow, WJC’s Lauder says

Nearly 4 years after the seizure of 1,000 suspect paintings in Munich, 5 were found to have been stolen from Jews by Nazis.

January 15, 2016 7:09 am

Germany: Pissarro painting looted by Nazis will be returned to heirs

Experts have determined that a painting by Camille Pissarro from the art cache of Cornelius Gurlitt was stolen by Nazis from its rightful owner, according to German officials.

April 2, 2015 6:32 am

Germany returning Nazi-looted painting to heirs

Germany signed a restitution agreement for “Two Riders on the Beach,” by Max Liebermann, which was discovered among the trove of artworks in the apartment of the late German art collector Cornelius Gurlitt.

March 22, 2015 10:31 am