Whose Treasure Is It Anyway? – On Laws Governing Restitution
An intriguing motion picture entitled ‘Woman in Gold’[1] appeared in theatres recently. The film tells the story of an international lawsuit took over eight years to resolve, ending auspiciously in 2006 with the victory of claimant Maria Altman, who won back several paintings by Gustav Klimt that were illegally confiscated from her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, by the Nazis. The paintings included a remarkable portrait of Adele herself, dated 1907.