Holding the Bag: when Stolen Art Claims hit Museums hosting Loan Shows - Martha B. G. Lufkin 
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Summary of Article in March 1999 issue of "Art, Antiquity and Law", published by the Institute of Art and Law and Kluwer Law. ( IAL at http://www.pipemedia.net/ial )

Museums are faced with a dilemma as to how far they should check the  provenance of loaned works of art. This piece examines the increasing tendency  of museums to carry out searches, following a number of high-profile cases  involving Nazi-looted works of art. It discusses whether or not such works should  be borrowed, the time taken to carry out searches, and the impact of such   searches on the loaning of works to museums. 


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Antony Anderson
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