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  • ‘Claim exhibition’ of paintings, drawings and tapestries in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1950
    ‘Claim exhibition” in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1950
  • Amerikaanse soldaten tonen roofkunst op het Duitse kasteel Neuschwanstein, 1945
    'Monuments Men' at Neuschwanstein Castle (Bavaria), 1945

Views of Restitution

Three documentaries provide a chance to look behind the scenes of the Restitutions Committee. They show how the Committee does its work and how it prepares recommendations and rulings. They also reveal the emotional process that descendants undergo during the unearthing of the history associated with an artwork.

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Advice on applications for restitution

about the committee

The Restitutions Committee has advised on Nazi looted art in the Netherlands since 2001. It also shares knowledge on the subject through newsletters, lectures, symposia and publications. The Committee was established by the Ministry of Culture, Education and Science but operates independently. It consists of seven members and a secretariat and is based in The Hague.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND BINDING OPINIONS

View the latest recommendations/binding opinions

  • Binding opinion (after settlement) regarding Gosschalk / Wagner-de Wit Foundation

    Recommendation

    Research conducted on the instructions of the Restitutions Committee has resulted in the return of the painting "Landscape with a Waterfall" by the artist Jacques d’Arthois to the heirs of Joseph Henri Gosschalk (1875-1952). The work has been in the collection of the Museum aan het Vrijthof Foundation since 1958.

    Olieverf op paneel, Landschap met waterval door Jacques d'Arthois
  • Binding opinion Budge / Amsterdam City Council

    Recommendation

    The Restitutions Committee has assessed the application submitted by the people entitled to the estate of Emma Budge for restitution of two salts made by Johannes Lutma. It emerged from research conducted by the Expert Centre Restitution that the salts came from the private collection of the Jewish Emma Budge. It has also become sufficiently plausible that her beneficiaries lost possession of the salts involuntarily in Germany after 1933.

    Twee zoutvaten van gedeeltelijk verguld zilver uit 1643 door Johannes Lutma
  • Binding opinion Budge / The Hague City Council

    Recommendation

    The Restitutions Committee has assessed the application submitted by the people entitled to the estate of Emma Budge (1852-1937) for restitution of a goblet holder made by Andries Grill (1604-1665) and a pottery dish (artist unknown, Sultanabad, c. 1285-1400). It emerged from research conducted by the Expert Centre Restitution (ECR) that these artworks came from the private collection of the Jewish Emma Budge. It has also become sufficiently plausible that her beneficiaries lost possession of the artworks involuntarily in Germany after 1933.

    Kiezelaardewerken schaal, 13e eeuw, Iran

Network of European Restitution Committees

International cooperation

Germany, France, Austria and the United Kingdom also have restitution committees for advice on Nazi looted art. In 2017, the five European restitution committees expressed their wish for closer cooperation and sharing knowledge. This resulted in the establishment of the Network of European Restitution Committees on Nazi-Looted Art. The Network meets regularly and publishes a Newsletter with contributions on restitution matters from the different countries.

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