Astounding art haul looted by Nazis goes online in bid to return masterpieces to their original owners
The art collection includes work by Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali and Claude Monet.
But, for once, the names on the canvases are less remarkable than the story of the paintings’ ownership.
For they are artworks that were stolen from Jews by the Nazis, many of which were never returned to their rightful owners.
From today, Holocaust survivors and their relatives can search for the stolen artwork on a new online database cataloguing more than 20,000 pieces....
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But, for once, the names on the canvases are less remarkable than the story of the paintings’ ownership.
For they are artworks that were stolen from Jews by the Nazis, many of which were never returned to their rightful owners.
From today, Holocaust survivors and their relatives can search for the stolen artwork on a new online database cataloguing more than 20,000 pieces....