National Gallery of Art will return Nazi-looted Picasso drawing to heirs of German-Jewish banker The D.C. museum said it decided to settle “to avoid the heavy toll of litigation,” not because it agreed that the heirs’ claims were valid. By Marcy Oster April 1, 2020 11:54 am
Picasso painting sold by family escaping the Nazis can remain at the Met The family of German businessman Paul Leffmann waited too long to demand the return of Picasso’s “The Actor,” and it would be unfair to force the Met to give it up, a federal appeals court ruled. June 27, 2019 12:50 pm
Judge says Met Museum can keep Picasso sold by Jew fleeing the Nazis The family of a German-Jewish businessman did not adequately show that the Picasso masterpiece “The Actor” was sold under duress, the judge said. February 8, 2018 9:04 am
