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The Netherlands v. Ian Woodner

The Netherlands v. Ian Woodner, No. 89-cv-07425 (LLS), (S.D.N.Y. filed Nov. 8, 1989).

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This dispute between the government of The Netherlands and New York collector Ian Woodner over a Hans Baldung Grien drawing, “Virgin and Child,” that had once belonged to the renowned art collector Franz Koenigs and was later acquired by the Nazis, was ultimately . . .






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