Independent report

Report of the Spoliation Advisory Panel: Constable painting in the Tate Gallery

Report of the Spoliation Advisory Panel in respect of an oil painting by John Constable, 鈥楤eaching a Boat, Brighton鈥�, now in the possession of the Tate Gallery

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Published
26 March 2014

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Ref: HC 1016

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皇冠体育app panel concluded that it is likely that the Painting was in the ownership of a Hungarian art collector in 1944 at the time when the Germans invaded Hungary and that it was looted by the occupying forces. 皇冠体育app panel recommended, therefore, that the Painting should be returned to the Claimants in accordance with the provisions of the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009.

皇冠体育app Spoliation Advisory Panel was designated by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport as the Advisory Panel for the purposes of considering the claim under Section 3(2) of the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009. 皇冠体育app Panel was established in 2000.

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Published 26 March 2014

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