Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Held in the public trust (UPDATED)

"A Picasso worth $[27.4 million] and considered a cultural treasure by Spanish authorities who had barred it from being exported has been seized from a boat docked at Corsica, according to French authorities."

Related developments here.

UPDATE:  More here on the proposed cultural property law in Germany.  Derek Fincham thinks the piece "seems alarmist to say the least."