"US Court Upholds Spanish Museum's Ownership of Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting"
A US appeals court ruled that Madrid’s Thyssen-Bornemisza museum may keep a painting by Camille Pissarro, looted by the Nazis from a Jewish woman, rejecting the ownership claim by her heirs. The painting, "Rue Saint Honore, Afternoon, Rain Effect," was stolen in 1939 and purchased by the museum in 1993. The court's decision was based on applying Spanish law, as it outweighed California's interest in deterring theft and obtaining recoveries for victims of stolen art. The heirs' lawyers plan to seek review by an 11-judge 9th Circuit panel, arguing against Spain's insistence on harboring Nazi-looted art.
