SOURCE: The Scotsman
8-26-13
tags: Nazi Germany, art, Google
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8-26-13
Burrell tapestry: ‘Looted Nazi art’ found on Google
Breaking Newstags: Nazi Germany, art, Google
THE discovery of a suspected looted Nazi artwork in a major Scottish collection may have been made following a simple Google search carried out by investigators, it has emerged.
The Burrell Collection, one of the nation’s showpiece cultural centres, has become embroiled in an international dispute over a rare 16th-century tapestry sold under duress during the Third Reich.
As revealed in Scotland on Sunday yesterday, the Glasgow City Council-owned collection has been served with a formal spoliation claim from the relatives of Emma Budge, a noted Jewish philanthropist whose prized artefacts were sold under duress in Berlin between 27-29 September, 1937....
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