June 16, 2014

Provenance research—now and later (Second Installment)

Since the seizure of “Portrait of Wally” in early January 1998, provenance research has lost its innocence. Battle lines have been drawn between defendants upholding their […]
June 16, 2014

Provenance research—now and later (Third Installment)

In the spirit of an on-going “think-aloud” pertaining to the nature of provenance research and the art restitution movement, here are some additional thoughts for discussion. […]
June 27, 2014

THE HOLOCAUST ART RESTITUTION PROJECT DENOUNCES A “SHAMEFUL” AND “TRAGIC” DECISION BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO REFUSE THE SUSPENSION OF AN AUCTION SALE OF SACRED HOPI AND NAVAJO MASKS TO BE HELD AT PARIS’ HOTEL DROUOT ON JUNE 27, 2014.

Press Contacts: In Washington, DC: Marc Masurovsky, (00) 1 202 255 1602 , plunderedart@gmail.comIn New York, NY: Pierre Ciric (00) 1 212 260 6090, pciric@ciriclawfirm.com For […]
July 12, 2014

Should museums stop using technical defenses to prevent restitution of looted art? The debate rages…

Nicholas O’Donnell’s article on Ronald Lauder’s Editorial on Stolen Art and Museums Fails the Common Sense Test By Pierre Ciric* In his article titled “Lauder Editorial […]
July 20, 2014

Book Review: Risk and Uncertainty in the Art World

co-posted with ARCAblog Detail of Mark Wagner’s Currency College of the Mona LisaSource: DesignBoom Risk and Uncertainty in the Art World (ISBN: 9781472902924) is a notable attempt […]
January 4, 2015

HARP and the Hopi Tribe

by Ori Z. Soltes, President, the Holocaust Art Restitution Project, Inc. (*) Protest outside Hotel Drouot auction house in Paris The Holocaust Art Restitution Project (“HARP”) […]
January 8, 2015

Je suis Charlie

In deference to the slain free thinkers of the Charlie Hebdo staff in Paris, we take this moment to honor their memory, their irreverence, their humor, […]
January 12, 2015

Fritz Ascher: from Golems to Landscapes

by Ori Z. Soltes Self-portrait, ca. 1910, Source: http://www.fritzascherfoundation.org Given the enormous number of people who were victimized during the Holocaust—both those who perished and those […]
January 20, 2015

Post-Gurlitt stress disorder

by Marc Masurovsky Hildebrand Gurlitt Cornelius Gurlitt Now that Cornelius Gurlitt, reclusive heir to the art collection of his father, Hildebrand Gurlitt (1895-1956), international art dealer, […]