Bern accepts Gurlitt bequest: disputed works to be returned
The Kunstmuseum Bern’s announcement that it would accept the Gurlitt bequest (aside from any Nazi-looted art) has been followed by a pledge by Germany’s culture minister to return the disputed Matisse and other works to the families of their original owners.
The timing of the restitution is unclear, but Christopher Marinello, director of Art Recovery Intern…