Visual Arts

Croatian museums return art looted during Holocaust to Jewish heir

In an undated photo via Andy Reichsman, “Landscape by the Water,” by Maurice de Vlaminck. Three museums in Zagreb have returned artworks looted from a Jewish businessman, giving them to his grandson after court decisions that resolved a 70-year dispute and paved the way for the first reported Holocaust-era art restitution in Croatia. (Via Andy Reichsman via The New York Times)  — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY CROATIA LOOTED ARTWORK  BY CATHERINE HICKLEY FOR SEPT. 22, 2023. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT0182 XNYT0182

Three museums returned artworks to a Jewish businessman's grandson after court decisions paved the way for the first reported Holocaust-era art restitution in Croatia.

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