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Stories of restitution

Christie’s is honored to work both in the art world and the restitution community to expand scholarship around the history of collecting and the art market as well as supporting the resolution of restitution claims for consigned artworks. We invite you to explore our stories of restitution and provenance research.

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Hidden for decades, the stolen Mauerbach works brought attention to Nazi-era art theft

US Seventh Army soldiers carry paintings down the steps of Neuschwanstein Castle near Füssen, Germany, in May 1945. Behind them stands Lieutenant James Rorimer, a ‘Monuments Man’ who later became director of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. On the right is Portrait d’une femme, à mi-corps by Nicolas de Largillierre, which will be offered at Christie’s in Paris on 21 November 2024. Photo: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

How Rose Valland helped the Monuments Men to recover Nicolas de Largillierre’s Portrait of a woman

Influential women in the art world

6 influential women on building a more equitable art world and the trailblazers who inspire them

Reflecting on Restitution 25 Years since the Washington Principles on Nazi Confiscated Art

The story of Gustav Klimt's Adele Bloch-Bauer, the 'woman in gold'

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'An incredible sense of purpose': the brave women who fought for the return of Nazi-confiscated art

Restitution

How these Old Masters were seized by the Gestapo and returned decades later

Franz Marc

The mystical modernism of Franz Marc, whose art was a 'bridge into the spirit world'

Returned to its rightful owners after nearly 80 years

Returned to its rightful owners after nearly 80 years

Restitution

What to look for on the back of a painting: an expert guide