Is 2023 the Year Looted Art Returns Home?

December 8, 2023 – Media Mention
Town & Country Magazine

Town & Country Magazine's list of significant art repatriation and restitution work in 2023 included Kaye Spiegler’s successful handling of the restitution of an Old Master painting to the heirs of a prominent Dutch Jewish art dealer whose collection was looted by the Nazis.

The article notes that art repatriation and restitution was one of the art world's major headlines for this year. Kaye Spiegler handled the return of "Adam and Eve," attributed to Cornelis van Haarlem, to Marei von Saher, the heir of Jacques Goudstikker, a prominent Dutch Jewish art dealer. The painting, looted by the Nazis during World War II, was recently offered for donation to Musée Rolin. "I am deeply appreciative of the efforts that led to the recovery of this piece of our family’s history. It is so gratifying to see justice achieved and have this painting returned to its rightful owners," von Saher said in a statement.

Read the full article in Town & Country Magazine here