Matisse’s Return to Paris?

The New York Times discusses how the family of Parisian gallery owner Paul Rosenberg has evidenced documents showing that “Woman in Blue in Front of Fireplace” was confiscated from them by the Nazis in 1941, and must be returned to them by the Norwegian Museum currently in possession.
This topic may be of particular interest to our Fordham Art Law Society blog readers, as similar issues of restitution are the focus of our Wednesday, April 10th panel discussion “Defining Cultural Ownership: Shifting Focus, Shifting Norms.”  Click here to register!

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