Restitution: Croatian Museums Return Nazi-Looted Art to Jewish Heirs
Three museums in Zagreb, Croatia, have returned artworks looted from a Jewish businessman during the Holocaust to his grandson, Andy Reichsman, marking the first reported Holocaust-era art restitution in the country. The returned works include paintings by André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck, as well as lithographs by Picasso, Cézanne, and others. Croatia's Jewish community was decimated during the Holocaust, and for decades, the country had deflected claims for looted art. However, a joint report by the Croatian government and the World Jewish Restitution Organization last year acknowledged the thefts and listed stolen collections.