Edouard Vuillard, Fleurs en Pot, 1906
By Alexandra Kharchenko
In November 2025, the Cour de Cassation (France's supreme court for judicial matters) rendered a positive decision, particularly regarding the restitution of artworks sold during the period of the French Occupation, making restitution easier for families who were victims of spoliation, even when the artworks are located today in public collections.[1] The court rendered a major decision[2] as it completely changed the interpretation of the Ordinance of 21 April 1945,[3] which is a law about the nullification of spoliation acts accomplished by or influenced by the Nazi regime during the French Occupation.
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