Kunstmuseum Bern to Return Seven Works from Gurlitt Trove

The Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland will return several works donated by the late dealer Cornelius Gurlitt, who several years ago became the subject of one of the most widely publicized Nazi art theft cases.
The 1,600-piece Gurlitt hoard has been the subject of controversy since 2014, when it entered the museum’s holdings following the dealer’s death that year. That trove includes works by Henri Matisse, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, and others, and Gurlitt inherited it from h