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Dutch Jewish family allege bias over refusal to return €20m painting – The Guardian
Kandinsky work was bought by Amsterdam council during Nazi occupation of the Netherlands
A Jewish family, suing for the return of a 20m (£18m) painting by Wassily Kandinsky obtained by Amsterdams Stedelijk Museum during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, has accused an official advisory committee of bias after ruling against them.
Lawyers acting for the heirs to Robert Lewenstein, who fled for France in 1940, told an Amsterdam court there was an appearance of partiality and a conflict of interest within the Netherlands restitutions committee, which advises on the return of art…
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