William Mitchell Law Review Volume 34 | Issue 3 Article 6 2008 How Republic of Austria v. Altmann and United States v. Portrait of Wally Relay the Past and Forecast the Future of Nazi Looted Art Restitution Litigation Shira T. Shapiro Follow this and additional works at: http://open.mitchellhamline.edu/wmlr Recommended Citation Shapiro, Shira T. (2008) "How Republic of Austria v. Altmann and United States v. Portrait of Wally Relay the Past and Forecast the Future of Nazi Looted Art Restitution Litigation," William Mitchell Law Review: Vol. 34: Iss. 3, Article 6. Available at: http://open.mitchellhamline.edu/wmlr/vol34/iss3/6 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Reviews and Journals at Mitchell Hamline Open Access. It has been accepted for inclusion in William Mitchell Law Review by an authorized administrator of Mitchell Hamline Open Access. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. © Mitchell Hamline School of Law Shapiro: How Republic of Austria v. Altmann and United States v. Portrait 5. SHAPIRO - ADC 4/30/2008 3:15:48 PM CASE NOTE: HOW REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA V. ALTMANN AND UNITED STATES V. PORTRAIT OF WALLY RELAY THE PAST AND FORECAST THE FUTURE OF NAZI LOOTED- ART RESTITUTION LITIGATION Shira T. Shapiro† I. INTRODUCTION....................................................................1148 II. THE BASIS FOR NAZI LOOTED-ART LITIGATION: HITLER’S CULTURAL OBSESSION.........................................................1150 III. THE UNITED STATES V. PORTRAIT OF WALLY, A PAINTING BY EGON SCHIELE LITIGATION ...................................................1154 IV. THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA V. ALTMANN DECISION: RECLAIMING GUSTAV KLIMT................................................1159 A. Initiation of Legal Proceedings........................................