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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kirsten Grieshaber

German commission backs restitution of Kandinsky painting owned by Bavarian bank to Jewish heirs

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An independent German commission on Tuesday recommended that a painting by Wassily Kandinsky currently owned by the Bavarian state bank be returned to the heirs of a Jewish family that originally owned the piece of art.

The commission can be called on in cases of disputes over the restitution of Nazi-confiscated cultural property, especially Jewish property.

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