July 10, 2020 Looted Art News

Artnet News: "The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Restituted Four Buddhist Paintings Looted by Americans During the Korean War" - Jul 8, 2020

The paintings were taken by American soldiers at the end of the Korean War. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has quietly restituted four Buddhist paintings to South Korea.


New York Times: "Disputed African artefacts sell at auction" - Jun 29, 2020

A bronze plaque made in the former Kingdom of Benin, which failed to sell at an auction in Paris last Monday, has reignited the debate over the market for cultural property removed from colonised Africa. The sculpture of a fish, which was consigned to Christie’s Arts of Africa, Oceania and North America sale in Paris, carried an estimate of €30,000-€50,000.