Painting

Congress removes deadline for Holocaust-looted art claims, opening door to more restitution

The controversial "sunset clause" of a 2016 law led watchdogs to believe that those owning looted works were purposefully obscuring them from public view until the deadline had passed.

A judge ruled in 2026 that Amedeo Modigliani's "Seated Man with a Cane," shown here in part, must be returned to the family of the man who owned it before the Holocaust.
Seated Man With a Cane by Amadeo Modigliani

Modigliani painting looted, resold by Nazis returned to estate of rightful Jewish owner

Tsuki Garbian’s art: ‘SPANGA HOME,’ 2025.

Tsuki Garbian's exhibition 'A Very Still Life' deconstructs and reconstructs art on canvas

NETA BACHRACH

Three artists, three questions: 3-D imagination - sculptures


Van Gogh painting stolen from Rothschild by Nazis sells for $35.9m.

The painting had been purchased by Max Meirowsky, a German Jewish art collector, in 1913.

 "Wheatstacks," a Van Gogh watercolor stolen by the Nazis, was sold at auction by Christie's in New York Thursday for $35.9 million.

Van Gogh painting looted by Nazis expected to sell for $30 million

Van Gogh's Wheat Stacks is being auctioned by Christie's * This is the first time the painting is being displayed publicly since 1905.

 A self portrait of Vincent Van Gogh

French Jewish artist Chaim Soutine rediscovered in suitcase trove of letters

The forgotten legacy of Henri Serouya, historian, intellectual, philosopher, author of many acclaimed books and learned articles, all in French was found by the author in a suitcase in a basement.

 An old suitcase yields a treasure trove on French Jewish artist Chaim Soutine.

Artist depicts George H.W. Bush praying at Western Wall as gift for former president

The gift was brought by Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, who came to meet with the former President.

 Former US President George W. Bush and Gilad Erdan

Palestinian artist paints ballet and Gaza's struggles

Gazan artist Abeer Jebril depicts restrictions that women face within the family and the community in Gaza as well as conflict with Israel and economic problems.

This photograph taken with a drone shows Palestinian houses and buildings at the Beach refugee camp in Gaza City on April 7, 2021.

Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists

Wall paintings made by prehistoric modern humans, such as those found in the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc cave of France, are more than 30,000 years old.

Study finds red ocher markings were painted by Neanderthals in prehistoric cave in Ardales

Remembering Derek Stein, a master of watercolor

Derek Stein was a beloved artist whose talents were highly regarded by his devoted students and the many collectors of his work.

Derek Stein in his studio

US Appeals Court dismisses Nazi-looted art case

Kochinsky, a Russian foreign national and art dealer living in the US, started his fight against Poland in 2010 after contacting them in order to seek reparation for the Holocaust.

Antoine Pesne's Girl With a Dove, 1754.

Jewish heiress abandons claims over priceless painting stolen by Nazis

The painting, by French impressionist Camille Pissaro, is one of the many works stolen by the Nazis during their occupation of France in the Second World War.

La Bergere rentrant des moutons (Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep), by Camille Pissarro, 1886.

Art panel recommends return of old painting to heirs of Holocaust victim

The decision to return the painting, worth between €15m-€30m, will be made by the Dusseldorf city assembly next month.

The administrative court of Düsseldorf