Results to date
Items in Gurlitt Provenance Research Project | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1039 | ||||||
Items not yet completed | Completed items | Suspected group of “degenerate art”; responsability of Kunstmuseum Bern | ||||
| 0 | 724 | 315 | ||||
Preparation for review and final approval | Research reports being reviewed | Red category | Yellow category | Green category | Works without review | Suspected group of “degenerate art”; responsability of Kunstmuseum Bern |
| 0 | 0 | 4 | 650 | 28 | 42 | 315 |
Explanation regarding “Works without review”:
22 items proved to be not suspicious with regard to confiscation as a result of persecution because they are works that were seized from public museums in 1937 during the “degenerate art” campaign and had been acquired by the museums before the National Socialists took power. No review procedure was carried out for this group of works; a review was also not required for two works classed as mass-produced goods. In the absence of any information about their provenance, no previous owner can be determined for these. 18 works are assigned to the family portfolio*. Confiscation as a result of Nazi persecution can also be ruled out for these works.
*The family portfolio contains works that are assigned to the Gurlitt family because they did not originate until after 1945, were created by family members or can be assigned directly due to personal dedications.
Category definitions:
Red: A work is proven or highly likely to be Nazi-looted art.
Yellow: Provenance during the period between 1933 and 1945 is not entirely clear; there are gaps in the provenance.
Green: A work is proven or highly likely not to be Nazi-looted art.
