Swiss Museum Removes Monet and Van Gogh Paintings Over Nazi Looting Concerns

Kunsthaus Zurich investigates the provenance of five artworks amid new guidelines on returning looted cultural property.

The Kunsthaus Zurich Museum has taken five paintings off display to investigate their origins.
The artworks include pieces by Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
The Emil Bührle Collection, which holds the paintings, is under scrutiny due to its founder's ties to Nazi Germany.
New international guidelines aim to address the restitution of art looted during World War II.
A separate investigation is ongoing for Edouard Manet's 'La Sultane,' also from the Bührle Collection.