The Kunsthaus Zurich, a prestigious art museum in Switzerland, is removing five paintings, including works by Monet and Van Gogh, to investigate if they were looted by the Nazis. The move follows new guidelines for dealing with Nazi-looted artworks.
One of the largest art museums in Switzerland is selling a painting by Claude Monet in order to pay back the family of the Jewish art collector who was forced to sell it during World War II. https://t.co/G1TDl8TO2w
Monet to be sold after Kunsthaus Zurich settled with Jewish heirs. The museum reached an agreement with heirs of Carl Sachs, a Jewish textile manufacturer who fled Nazi Germany in 1939, for the 1865/1867 painting 'Man with Umbrella' https://t.co/Shv7jfv16Q
The art-school-failure-to-destroying-art pipeline must be studied (another example: Hitler) https://t.co/4gcikzURWx
Artist Tracey Rose accused the Kunstmuseum Bern of having censored an artwork mentioning a “Muslim Holocaust” from her current retrospective there, claiming the Swiss institution had objected to such phrasing. https://t.co/NY78Bp4oCa
"Confiscated artworks were saved for private Nazi/German collections, while some pieces were sold to buyers through neutral countries like Switzerland to raise capital for purchasing additional art pieces and to buy materials for the Nazi war machine..." https://t.co/OsBWzZ3ikI
The foundation that manages the Bührle Collection at the Kunsthaus Zurich in Switzerland has said it seeks a settlement over Nazi-looted art. https://t.co/tUvDkFiHa1
Swiss museum takes down paintings allegedly stolen by Nazis https://t.co/TzVJdkzEOM
The Swiss Bührle Foundation aims to settle with Jewish heirs over major Impressionist works by Courbet, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. These paintings will be removed from display as the foundation seeks to address the heirs' claims on these significant pieces
Monet, Van Gogh paintings removed from Swiss museum amid Nazi looting probe https://t.co/BRBqYcsUbB https://t.co/PmtMbPi2WN
Monet among paintings removed from Swiss museum over Nazi looting fears https://t.co/1Pi5AMMgJZ
A museum in Switzerland is set to remove five famous paintings from one of its exhibitions while it investigates whether they were looted by the Nazis. https://t.co/0L3YSk8JLX
"One of Switzerland's leading art museums says it will remove five paintings while it investigates whether they were looted by the Nazis. The works are by some of the world's most acclaimed artists, including Monet and van Gogh." https://t.co/Ta96U0ZEvT
🎨 The Kunsthaus Zurich, one of Switzerland's most prestigious art museums, has announced it will remove five paintings after a review of their provenance under new guidelines for dealing with artworks looted by the Nazis. https://t.co/afUPTO2q5o
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