A German court has rejected claims cousin of Cornelius Gurlitt inheritance
ARTinvestment.RU   31 марта 2015

The collection of Cornelius Gurlitt, as it was bequeathed by the deceased, will depart the Museum of fine arts Bern

Court of Munich dismissed the claim of the cousin of Cornelius Gurlitt, demanding to review the Testament of collector-recluse in their favor. Recall that Cornelius, decades hiding in his Munich apartment of about 1,500 works of art from the collection of his father, an art dealer Hildebrandt Gurlitt, the eve of his death bequeathed his Art collection to the Museum of the city Berna@

However, the Swiss Museum was not able to immediately join their property rights. Relatives collector Dietrich Gurlitt and Uta Werner ordered a medical examination, which questioned the mental health of Cornelius on the eve of death. The doctor's psychiatric center, 81-year-old Cornelius was suffering from delusions of persecution, which could affect its ability to freely dispose of their own free will when making a will. Following this, Uta Werner on your own behalf and on behalf of several of their children and other relatives filed a lawsuit in the court to reconsider zaveshanie@

However, a Munich court found the will of Cornelius Gurlitt reliable, and statements Uta Werner that the collector allegedly could not dispose of their property because of health problems, unfounded. The Complainant has a month to appeal. The decision to appeal the court until the conclusion it is not prineto@

This trial slows down the process of restitution of works from the collection of the Pushkin Museum, which were illegally seized from the pre-war owners. Representatives of the Art Museum Bern promise to promptly investigate the provenance of works in order to return something that should belong to the heirs of the victims Holocost@

Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

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