plundered art

December 30, 2019

Sunflower oil for paintings

by Marc Masurovsky Art is a commodity which can be traded like widgets. On January 17, 1944, a French company called “Compensex” [Compagnie commerciale d’exportation et […]
December 27, 2019

“The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian” by Andrea del Castagno

by Marc Masurovsky Stranger things have happened regarding works of art with no written pasts that end up in a world-class museum like New York City’s […]
November 28, 2019

Sri Lanka skulls

by Marc Masurovsky A recent spat is opposing some historians and museum scholars to a decision by Edinburgh University to return nine skulls to Sri Lanka […]
November 27, 2019

Pots and pans

by Marc Masurovsky Since the first Holocaust memorial was built in Europe, soon followed by dozens of others, the story line that these venerable institutions have […]
November 23, 2019

Diplomatic highs and lows in Paris

by Marc Masurovsky Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, special envoy on Holocaust affairs for the US Department of State, was one of the most prominent speakers at the […]
November 21, 2019

CIVS mea culpas

by Marc Masurovsky [Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part delivery on the November 15, 2019, Paris colloquium to celebrate 20 years of […]
November 19, 2019

Backdrop to the 20th anniversary celebration of the existence of the CIVS

by Marc Masurovsky [Editor’s note: This is the first of three articles on the November 15, 2019, one-day colloquium convened by the CIVS in Paris, France] […]
November 16, 2019

Historians vs. lawyers

by Marc Masurovsky The past two decades have witnessed hundreds of restitution cases whose purpose is to reclaim the return of objects looted during the Nazi […]
November 13, 2019

Torso of General Psamtik, Governor of Upper Egypt

by Marc Masurovsky MA-AEGY 1, front MA-AEGY 1 This Torso is one of the more stunning Egyptian antiquities looted by the Nazis and their French collaborators […]