The descendants of the Jewish banker Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy have been demanding the return of Picasso’s famous painting “Madame Soler” from the Munich Pinakothek der Moderne for years. But the Free State of Bavaria not only refuses to restitute the painting, it also does not want the case to be investigated by the Advisory Commission, which mediates disputed cases of looted art from the Nazi era. Since it is not looted art, this is not necessary.
Nazi looted art: tightening of the “Washington Principles” – culture
