Gustav Klimt
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From Pontormo to Klimt, dealers invest in research in the hope of boosting prices
A look at some of the artworks subject to ongoing international restitution claims
An overview of what's on the world of Klimt
Georges Jorisch is represented by Randol Schoenberg, the lawyer who last year won his eight-year case against Austria for the return of five Klimts to California resident Maria Altman
Austria and Los Angeles had both hoped to keep the works
In recent years have seen works sold for explosive prices—and now in 2006 we are asking if this an indication of an accelerating trend or a reflection of the cyclical nature of the market?
The painting will go to the Neue Galerie
“Morally, this is a gain for Austria” not a loss, says Maria Altmann
Maria Altmann had urged an earlier trial date while in dispute with Austrian government
Maria Altmann is attempting to reclaim six Klimt paintings looted by the Nazis
The Justices rule six to three in favour of Maria Altmann. She can now pursue her case in American courts
The Bush administration argues that Austria cannot be sued in a US court because it would interfere with foreign relations
Although successful restitutions have been achieved through focused research in individual museums, numerous cases in federal and provincial museums still need to be solved
An American citizen is claiming six Klimts from the Nationalgalerie in Vienna alleged to have been seized from her uncle by the Nazis and then unlawfully retained by Austria after the war
Is this the predicted 'chilling effect' on international loans?
The Austrian Parliament decided that full restitution should be made to victims of the Nazis and to those who had been coerced into giving works after 1945 to the museums - but the advisory council has twice taken its own, negative, line