France returned Restitution three paintings
ARTinvestment.RU   12 марта 2014

This "Mountain Landscape" Joos de Momper Fleming (Joos de Momper, 1564-1635), «Portrait of a Woman» XVIII century, as well as painting "Madonna and Child." Two of the earlier works were returned to the Louvre

French Government returned Restitution three paintings from the collections of French museums . This is only a small fraction of the total number of works seized by the Nazis. In meetings of the French museums to 2000 remain unclaimed works heirs of Holocaust victims. Museums must display and publish information about them so that the rightful owners was easier to find them . Until now, France has returned to the restitution only 70 works seized by the Nazis .

French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti (Aurelie Filippetti) at a ceremony on Tuesday returned three works - "Mountain Landscape" Fleming Joos de Momper (Joos de Momper, 1564-1635), « portrait of a Woman » XVIII century , as well as the painting " Madonna and Child ." Filippetti said that she is happy again commit an act of justice, and that it was the moral duty of her ministry .

« Mountain Landscape " Joos de Momper belonged meeting Baron Cassel van Doorn , Belgian banker whose property was confiscated by the Nazis in December 1943 . Momper painting was in the museum of the city of Dijon. One of Baron granddaughters , Jacqueline Domeiko , said happy return this memorable relics. "For a long time in our family, no one dared to speak about these confiscations . It was too hard, " - said Jacqueline , now living in Chile .

Other heirs returned product - " Portrait of a Woman " - presumably a copy of a portrait of the actress brushes Louis XVIII century Tocco (Louis Tocque ) . Work found in the collection of the Louvre , and it once belonged to the Berlin art dealer . Painting to be auctioned in January 1935 at an auction where the property sold off Jewish collectors .

Last transmitted rightful owners work - painting " Madonna with Child " - also from the Louvre . In June 1944, it seized in Cannes banker . His granddaughter got her back today .

Prepared by Mary Onuchina , AI

Sources : artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru