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“Unlawfully Lost” Artwork from the Nazi Takeover: Redefining Forced Sales in the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016

Published onAug 07, 2022
“Unlawfully Lost” Artwork from the Nazi Takeover: Redefining Forced Sales in the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016

21 Wake Forest J. Bus. & Intell. Prop. L. 468

The restitution of Nazi-looted artwork has become a prevalent topic
in both the news and media, largely due to movies such as The
Monuments Men and Woman in Gold. Behind the scenes, however,
are real lives, real stories, and oftentimes desperate attempts to reclaim
lost artwork. The Nazi era saw a systematic takeover of the property
and rights of all Jewish individuals and families as the crimes that took
place over twelve years stretched beyond violence, persecution, and
ostracism. Since 1945, the United States has made substantial efforts to
rectify the actions taken by the Nazis, but the country is limited in what
it can do because of the narrow definitions imposed by current
restitution laws.

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