The legislation would apply retroactively and prevent someone from acquiring an object in bad faith and then invoking the limitations period to avoid restitution. It was also determined that at least 310 of the works in the trove are legitimately Cornelius Gurlitt's property because his father, an art collector, acquired them before the Nazis came to power.ĭue to fear that all restitution cases will be dismissed on statute of limitations grounds, two months ago, a bill was introduced to the German legislature to eliminate the 30-year limitations period for certain cases involving stolen property, such as Nazi-looted art. In addition to the 1,400 works that were hidden by Cornelius Gurlitt in Munich, an additional 238 works were discovered at another one of his properties in Austria. Since I wrote the article in January, there have been many developments in the matter.
The article discusses legal concerns related to the Munich Art Trove (the collection of works hidden by the Gurlitt Family for decades, discovered in Germany in March 2012, and then disclosed to the public in November 2013). I recently authored an article "Nazis, Monuments Men, Hidden Treasures, and the Restitution of Looted Art" to appear in the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal Spring issue(publication any day now.).
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