Subject:  Artwork Stolen by Nazis
Author:  CourtTV
Uploaded By:  CourtTV
Date:  8/12/1996

File:  NAZIART.TXT (14766 bytes) 
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The descendants of a husband and wife murdered in concentration camps during World War II are suing to regain artwork stolen as spoils of war. Daniel Searle bought Landscape with Smokestacks, a pastel by Edgar Degas, for $850,000 in 1987. Searle has allegedly refused to return the Degas. The plaintiffs allege that Searle took inadequate precutions to ensure that the 1987 seller had clear title to the work.