Collector reclusive Cornelius Gurlitt agreed to cooperate with the German authorities in the investigation of the provenance of works from his collection. Things which will not claim to be returned within a year Gurlitt

Painting Henri Matisse's" Seated Woman " from the collection of Cornelius Gurlitt . Fragment
Source : bbc.com

Cornelius Gurlitt , whose rich collection of questionable provenance were confiscated by the authorities in 2012-2013 , has agreed with the Government of Germany on the future of paintings and drawings. 81 -year-old reclusive collector said it will cooperate with the authorities in investigating the origin of works in its collection. Works that were stolen by the Nazis from the previous owners , will be returned to them or their heirs . A work whose provenance will not cause doubt , must be returned within a year Gurlitt .

Recall that the first reclusive said that he considered his legal property of the entire collection , inherited from his father, Hildebrandt Gurlitt . Later, he declared his readiness to work . And now this "cooperation" limited timeframe of one year .

Cornelius Gurlitt collection containing works by Picasso and Matisse , valued at approximately $ 1.35 billion . First in his Munich apartment was found in 1406 works, then Salzburg about 60 works were found in the house of Cornelius in Salzburg ( according to the latest data, the second search found there was more than 100 works) . It has recently become aware of the existence third Gurlitt family home in Bad Aussee ; searched there yet not spend , so perhaps there " pops " is another part of the collection .

Prepared by Mary Onuchina , AI

Sources : bbc.com , artinvestment.ru