Gift from Cornelius Gurlitt, whose collection includes works looted from Jews, could trigger an ‘avalanche’ of lawsuitsA Swiss museum has accepted artworks bequeathed to it by German collector Cornelius Gurlitt, whose trove includes masterpieces looted from their Jewish owners by the Nazis.Christoph Schäublin, of the Kunstmuseum (Museum of Fine Arts) in Bern, said it would accept part of the collection left by Gurlitt, who died in May aged 81.
Swiss Museum Accepts Part Of Nazi Art Trove
Reuters in Berlin, The Guardian
Mon, 11/24/2014 - 4:05am
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