The Art of the Steal

By Richard Amada on Mar 30, 2011 | In Visual Arts

I encountered an interesting essay that discusses the legal issues surrounding ownership of recovered art that was stolen.  You might think it's just too obvious that the art should automatically go back to whomever was the original owner.  But, as is so often the case in the law, it's not always that simple -- espcially when an insurance company has already paid the original owner for the loss.  Once that has happened, is the insurance company entitled to keep the painting it, in essence, paid for?

You can read the article at Spencer's Art Law Journal.

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