Sunday, December 19, 2004

Looted Art Going Home

More and more art looted in World War II is coming to market. "Since 1996, Sotheby and Christie alone have sold a combined total of about 140 million pounds (252 million dollars at exchange rates now) of art returned to families from museums and private collections. As more and more art, primarily looted by the Nazis as well as the Red Army, is being identified and returned, it is becoming an increasingly important source of supply for the auction houses."
Irish Art