US EditionMet Museum Sued Over Alleged Nazi-Looted Van Gogh
Heirs claim the Met failed to verify Nazi-looted provenance of Van Gogh's 'Olive Picking,' now held by a Greek foundation, seeking return or damages for the artwork.
- On Monday, the heirs of Hedwig and Frederick Stern sued The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Athens-based Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation over Vincent van Gogh's `Olive Picking` in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
- The Sterns bought the painting in 1935 and fled Munich with their six children in 1936, unable to take it because Nazi officials deemed it `German cultural property` and seized sale proceeds from a blocked account, the heirs say.
- The Met acquired the painting in 1956 for $125,000, then sold it before a 1972 transfer to Greek collector Basil Goulandris, with provenance including Marlborough Fine Art.
- The heirs seek either the painting's return or monetary compensation from The Met, pursuing damages for alleged taking and detention after previous California litigation was dismissed.
- Heirs fault The Met and then-curator Theodore Rousseau Jr. for insufficient provenance checks, while The Met says it followed legal guidelines and was unaware of the Stern connection during ownership.
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Met Museum Sued Over Van Gogh Allegedly Looted by Nazis
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Jewish Heirs Sue Met Over Nazi-Looted Van Gogh Painting
A Jewish couple's estate sued the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a Greek art foundation and others in New York federal court Monday, demanding they return a Vincent van Gogh oil painting that the couple was forced to leave in Germany when they fled to California ahead of World War II.
Jewish heirs sue Met over van Gogh painting stolen by Nazis
em>The Met insists it only learned of the painting’s origin decades after selling it. By World Israel News Staff The heirs of a Jewish couple forced to flee Nazi Germany during World War II are suing the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York, claiming that the museum sold a looted Vincent van Gogh painting once owned by their family. According to the lawsuit, Hedwig and Frederick Stern purchased van Gogh’s Women Picking Olives in 1935…
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