ART LAW

art law, kunstrecht, cultural and colonial heritage
restitution of looted art, forgeries and fakes

Articles

• BEUTEKUNST
  A fascinating case of restitution claims of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for Dutch Masters hanging in an East German museum, which wished to fight off claims of heirs of a Nazi art dealer.

Two articles written in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the   

• DOUBLE STANDARDS IN HERITAGE RESTITUTION an outcry on a disconcerting discrepancy and discrimination in standards for restitution of artefacts
• THE FAKE LEGAL ART MARKET a rotten apple as an economic reality

© Yorck Project, public domain and PD-US

Where does Nefertiti belong?
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© Yorck Project, public domain and PD-US

La Belle Ferronière, fake Leonardo da Vinci?
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