Renata Kaminker - Fine Art Solutions attends TIAMSA's Nazi looted art restitution panel discussion

It was a pleasure to be able to attend the event organised by the International Art Market Studies Association (TIAMSA) and Constantine Cannon LLP at the National Gallery of London, on “Nazi-Looted Art & Restitution Claims. Milestone Anniversaries: Progress in Practice?”.

Experts discussed current practice and future developments in the field of restitution claims to looted artworks. Panel experts experts included representatives from the UK Spoliation Advisory Panel, the V&A, the British Library, the J Paul Getty Trust, and the Commission for Looted Art in Europe.

Panel speakers included:

• Antonia Bartoli, Spoliation Curator, British Library, London

• Evelien Campfens, Leiden University, Leiden

• Stephen W. Clark, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees, The J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles

• Jacques Schuhmacher, Provenance and Spoliation Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

• Tony Baumgartner, Spoliation Advisory Panel, London

• Luis Li, Attorney, Munger, Tolles

• James Ratcliffe, General Counsel and Director of Recoveries, The Art Loss Register, London

• Anne Webber, Founder and Co-Chair, Commission for Looted Art in Europe, London