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- Title
RETURN OF NAZI-LOOTED ART: PROOF REQUIRED BEFORE THE FRENCH COURTS.
- Authors
Redmond-Cooper, Ruth
- Abstract
A recent decision of the Paris Court of Appeal1 has overturned the ruling of the first instance court in a case concerning a claim for the return of three paintings held in French provincial museums.2 The Court of Appeal held that the claimants, heirs of the collector and dealer René Gimpel, had presented sufficient evidence to establish that the works were part of Gimpel's collection at the time when France was occupied by the Germans and that he lost possession of them after 16 June 1940 (the relevant date for the purposes of the Ordinance of 21 April 1945): in view of the conditions prevailing at that time, it was not necessary to bring definitive proof in the form of a receipted sales invoice, merely to show reliable, precise and consistent evidence to that effect.
- Subjects
FRANCE; NAZI pillage; FRENCH painting; LEGAL evidence; LEGAL judgments; COURTS; INPAINTING
- Publication
Art, Antiquity & Law, 2020, Vol 25, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
1362-2331
- Publication type
Article