Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016

The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 is an Act of Congress that became law in 2016. It is intended to provide victims of Nazi persecution (and their heirs) opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis.[1]

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016
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Long titleAn Act to provide the victims of Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis.
Enacted bythe 114th United States Congress
EffectiveDecember 16, 2016
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–308 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history
  • Committee consideration by House - Judiciary
  • Signed into law by President Barack Obama on

In 2018, a New York judge awarded two Nazi-looted drawings "to the heirs of an Austrian Holocaust victim". According to the BBC, the drawings, "Woman Hiding Her Face" and "Woman in a Black Pinafore", by Egon Schiele, "will go to the heirs" of Fritz Grünbaum, who was killed in the Dachau concentration camp in 1941. Art dealer Richard Nagy claimed to be the rightful owner to the works, however the Manhattan state court ruled against him, citing this precise Act.[2]

References

  1. "H.R.6130 - Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016". congress.gov. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. "New York judge awards Egon Schiele art to Holocaust heirs". BBC News. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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