spoliation

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Tate director Maria Balshaw said it was "a profound privilege to help reunite this work with its rightful heirs" and that she was "delighted to see the spoliation process working successfully to make this happen".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

“The City’s conduct cannot be excused as ‘imperfect document management;’ ... its ‘explanation’ for its admitted spoliation is unconvincing to say the least.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

A week after the spoliation motion, on April 25, the city and Marigold filed to settle the case.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2022

It also said it viewed it as the responsibility of the German government, not private collectors, to compensate the victims of Nazi spoliation for art bought legally and in good faith.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

Horace Chase appears here as the pioneer of spoliation.

From Horace Chase by Woolson, Constance Fenimore