Führermuseum

This Matisse painting is the object of competing claims in Germany.

An amazing collection of stolen German art may go back to the man who has been hiding it for decades

German prosecutors are trying to sort out what to do with a 1,400-piece collection of mostly Nazi looted art that was discovered two years ago. The investigation is proving to be a challenge. Competing claims on some works have surfaced and Germany’s 30-year statute of limitations on stolen art has expired. German officials have now announced they’ll return most of the art.German prosecutors are trying to sort out what to do with a 1,400-piece collection of mostly Nazi looted art that was discovered two years ago. The investigation is proving to be a challenge. Competing claims on some works have surfaced and Germany’s 30-year statute of limitations on stolen art has expired. German officials have now announced they’ll return most of the art.

U.S. soldiers examine the painting, "Wintergarden," by French Impressionist painter Edouard Manet, stolen by the Nazi regime and hidden in a salt mine in Merkers, Germany April 15, 1945.

German police find masterpieces by Picasso and others thought lost in World War II

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