Art court dispute

New York court dismisses Picasso restitution claim

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Picasso’s blue-toned painting of a woman bending over her ironing, at issue in the restitution claim.
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Published on 21 February 2025, this case review describes the 6 June 2024 decision dismissing the claim by Karl and Rosi Adler’s heirs for Pablo Picasso’s La Repasseuse from the Guggenheim collection.

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Art court dispute

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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