The Spoliation Advisory Panel advises the United Kingdom Government on claims for cultural property looted during the Nazi era.
22-590: The Panel is designated by the Secretary of State under Section 3 of the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 to advise on claims made by former owners or their heirs (or in some cases, states or public bodies) for the return of, or compensation for the loss of, items that have come into the effective possession of institutions in the UK, for example artworks in the national collections. It deals with cases where
44-514: A non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport , retained its designation under the 2009 Act after it was reconstituted in April 2010 as an expert group (under the same name). This section came into force on 12 November 2009. Section 4(1) authorises the citation of this Act by a short title . Section 4(3) confers a power on the Secretary of State to appoint
66-712: A prominent Nazi. Schröder sold it to Stanley Loomis, who auctioned it at Sotheby’s in London on 2 July 1958, where it was purchased by Count Antoine von Seilern (1901-1978) who bequeathed it as part of the Princes Gate Collection to the Courtauld in 1978 In 2014 the Panel advised that it would have recommended restitution of a tapestry to the heirs of Emma Budge , but that the Burrell Collection
88-404: A prominent Nazi. Schröder sold it to Stanley Loomis, who auctioned it at Sotheby’s in London on 2 July 1958, where it was purchased by Count Antoine von Seilern (1901-1978) who bequeathed it as part of the Princes Gate Collection to the Courtauld in 1978 In 2014 the Panel advised that it would have recommended restitution of a tapestry to the heirs of Emma Budge , but that the Burrell Collection
110-636: Is "legally unable to dispose of works, that the Collection is not covered by the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act". Burrell acquired the tapestry in 1938. The Panel wrote: "But for the restraint on disposal imposed by the Memorandum of Agreement, the moral strength of the claim and the moral obligation on the City would have persuaded the Panel that the appropriate redress was the restitution of
132-409: Is "legally unable to dispose of works, that the Collection is not covered by the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act". Burrell acquired the tapestry in 1938. The Panel wrote: "But for the restraint on disposal imposed by the Memorandum of Agreement, the moral strength of the claim and the moral obligation on the City would have persuaded the Panel that the appropriate redress was the restitution of
154-761: The Courtauld in 1978 as part of the large "Princess Gates Bequest". In 2010 the Panel advised against restituting to the heirs of Herbert Gutmann (1879-1942) a sketch by Sir Peter Paul Rubens, The Coronation of the Virgin , in the possession of the Samuel Courtauld Trust. According to the Panel, The Coronation of the Virgin was acquired in 1934 at an auction in Cologne by banker, Dr Richard von Schnitzler (1855-1938) and likely inherited by his daughter, Edith, wife of Baron Kurt von Schröder (1889-1966),
176-520: The Courtauld in 1978 as part of the large "Princess Gates Bequest". In 2010 the Panel advised against restituting to the heirs of Herbert Gutmann (1879-1942) a sketch by Sir Peter Paul Rubens, The Coronation of the Virgin , in the possession of the Samuel Courtauld Trust. According to the Panel, The Coronation of the Virgin was acquired in 1934 at an auction in Cologne by banker, Dr Richard von Schnitzler (1855-1938) and likely inherited by his daughter, Edith, wife of Baron Kurt von Schröder (1889-1966),
198-687: The Advisory Panel has recommended that transfer and the Secretary of State has approved that recommendation. (The bodies in question were previously prohibited by statute from doing this). Section 3 defines the expression "Advisory Panel". The explanatory notes to the Act said that the Government intended to designate the Spoliation Advisory Panel as the Advisory Panel for the purpose of this Act. That body, created in 2000 as
220-598: The Government response broadly accepted the Jenkins Review as regards renewing the expert membership and the appointment of two chairs and 27 other recommendations. The current chairs are Sir Donnell Deeny and Sir Alan Moses . In 2009 the Panel advised against restituting to the heirs of Curt Glaser eight drawings by Lovis Corinth, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Giovanni Battista Crosato, Domenico Fossati and Domenico Piola. Antoine Seilern had acquired them at auction in 1933 and donated them to
242-770: The Tapestry to the Claimant." In 2015 the Panel advised against restituting to the Oppenheimer heirs a Renoir painting in the Bristol Art Gallery entitled Cros de Cagnes, Mer, Montagnes . In 2015 the Panel recommended the restitution to the heirs of Baron Ferenc Hatvany of the Constable painting 'Beaching a boat, Brighton' in the Tate London. In 2016 the Panel advised against restituting to
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#1732776265392264-407: The Tapestry to the Claimant." In 2015 the Panel advised against restituting to the Oppenheimer heirs a Renoir painting in the Bristol Art Gallery entitled Cros de Cagnes, Mer, Montagnes . In 2015 the Panel recommended the restitution to the heirs of Baron Ferenc Hatvany of the Constable painting 'Beaching a boat, Brighton' in the Tate London. In 2016 the Panel advised against restituting to
286-426: The appointment of two chairs and 27 other recommendations. The current chairs are Sir Donnell Deeny and Sir Alan Moses . In 2009 the Panel advised against restituting to the heirs of Curt Glaser eight drawings by Lovis Corinth, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Giovanni Battista Crosato, Domenico Fossati and Domenico Piola. Antoine Seilern had acquired them at auction in 1933 and donated them to
308-460: The day on which sections 1 to 3 of the Act come into force. This power was fully exercised by the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/50 (C.8)). Section 4(7) was a sunset clause . It provided that the Act would have expired at the end of the period of ten years which began on the day it was passed. This clause was repealed under the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Act 2019 . Since
330-555: The following table : Spoliation Advisory Panel The Spoliation Advisory Panel advises the United Kingdom Government on claims for cultural property looted during the Nazi era. The Panel is designated by the Secretary of State under Section 3 of the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 to advise on claims made by former owners or their heirs (or in some cases, states or public bodies) for
352-592: The heirs of Holocaust victim Max Silberberg an ivory gothic relief in the Ashmolean Museum sold at Paul Graupe Berlin auction on 12 October 1935. Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 The Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 (c. 16) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Its purpose is to confer, on certain national institutions, a power that
374-471: The implementation of the Holocaust Act, the Advisory Panel has considered twenty-two claims for the restitution of artefacts and objects. Despite the numerous Advisory Panel's recommendations, the act has only been successfully applied once. This is because the Advisory Panel is a non-binding institution and museums do not have to follow their recommendations. The details of these claims can be seen in
396-626: The objects were allegedly lost through seizure or forced sales during the Nazi era, or through looting or other unlawful transactions during the Second World War. It provides non-binding recommendations for return or for ex gratia payments. The Panel was established in February 2000 by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as an advisory non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It
418-458: The return of, or compensation for the loss of, items that have come into the effective possession of institutions in the UK, for example artworks in the national collections. It deals with cases where the objects were allegedly lost through seizure or forced sales during the Nazi era, or through looting or other unlawful transactions during the Second World War. It provides non-binding recommendations for return or for ex gratia payments. The Panel
440-450: Was already possessed by other museums to return to their rightful owners cultural objects unlawfully acquired during the Nazi era. It was introduced into Parliament as the Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill . The Bill was amended to give it a different name. These sections came into force on 13 January 2010. Section 1 provides that the Act applies to: Section 2 authorises those bodies to transfer objects from their collections if
462-487: Was chaired by Sir David Hirst until April 2010, when it was reconstituted as a group of expert advisers and Sir Donnell Deeny , a member from the outset, took over as chairman. Following a Review of the Spoliation Advisory Panel carried out from December 2014 - February 2015 by Sir Paul Jenkins the Government response broadly accepted the Jenkins Review as regards renewing the expert membership and
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#1732776265392484-491: Was established in February 2000 by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as an advisory non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It was chaired by Sir David Hirst until April 2010, when it was reconstituted as a group of expert advisers and Sir Donnell Deeny , a member from the outset, took over as chairman. Following a Review of the Spoliation Advisory Panel carried out from December 2014 - February 2015 by Sir Paul Jenkins
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