Régine Elkan, a French national residing near Avignon, France, just filed a lawsuit against the French Prime Minister over a significant Holocaust art claim involving the Carnavalet Museum in Paris, F
February 24, 2006 (Press Release) --
Holocaust art claimant files suit against French Prime Minister over a major Paris Museum collection.
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Avignon, France – February 23, 2006 – Régine Elkan, a French national residing near Avignon, France, just filed a lawsuit against the French Prime Minister over a significant Holocaust art claim involving the Carnavalet Museum in Paris, France. This action was filed this week in a Paris court after a government commission in charge of Holocaust assets claims refused to return a large decorative art collection currently with the Carnavalet Museum.
This art collection, one of the most prestigious XVIIIth Century French Furniture collections in the world, was initially donated by Henriette BOUVIER, an antique dealer, to the Carnavalet Museum, in 1968. Elkan filed a restitution claim on May 21, 2002 with the so-called “Drai Commission”, a government-appointed commission in charge of resolving all Holocaust-related claims involving assets looted from Jews during the Vichy Regime in France.
In the lawsuit, Elkan claims that this collection belonged to an estate which was looted during World War II. The complaint also establishes that this estate, formed after the death of Elkan’s ancestor, Adolphe Fraenkel, was controlled by a French Government official who played a central role in the looting of real estate from Parisian Jews during the Vichy Regime.
Following the Drai Commission’s refusal to return the collection, Elkan filed this lawsuit against the office of the French Prime Minister, Philippe de Villepin. The lawsuit is filed in Administrative Court, the arm of the French judicial system which adjudicates suits between individuals and the French state. The French prime Minister’s Office has statutory oversight over the Drai Commission.
In addition, Elkan also reported she recently laid claim to an artworks currently with the Metropolitan Museum in New York. This item’s provenance originates with Henriette Bouvier and was sold to the Metropolitan in the 50s. Elkan’s claim against the Metropolitan links the Bouvier provenance to the original estate of Adolphe Fraenkel.
Press Contact:
Requests for information can be addressed to:
By E-Mail to: Régine Elkan
Rescam_communication@yahoo.com
To the Attention of: Director of Communication, RESCAM, LLC
For immediate release
Avignon, France – February 23, 2006 – Régine Elkan, a French national residing near Avignon, France, just filed a lawsuit against the French Prime Minister over a significant Holocaust art claim involving the Carnavalet Museum in Paris, France. This action was filed this week in a Paris court after a government commission in charge of Holocaust assets claims refused to return a large decorative art collection currently with the Carnavalet Museum.
This art collection, one of the most prestigious XVIIIth Century French Furniture collections in the world, was initially donated by Henriette BOUVIER, an antique dealer, to the Carnavalet Museum, in 1968. Elkan filed a restitution claim on May 21, 2002 with the so-called “Drai Commission”, a government-appointed commission in charge of resolving all Holocaust-related claims involving assets looted from Jews during the Vichy Regime in France.
In the lawsuit, Elkan claims that this collection belonged to an estate which was looted during World War II. The complaint also establishes that this estate, formed after the death of Elkan’s ancestor, Adolphe Fraenkel, was controlled by a French Government official who played a central role in the looting of real estate from Parisian Jews during the Vichy Regime.
Following the Drai Commission’s refusal to return the collection, Elkan filed this lawsuit against the office of the French Prime Minister, Philippe de Villepin. The lawsuit is filed in Administrative Court, the arm of the French judicial system which adjudicates suits between individuals and the French state. The French prime Minister’s Office has statutory oversight over the Drai Commission.
In addition, Elkan also reported she recently laid claim to an artworks currently with the Metropolitan Museum in New York. This item’s provenance originates with Henriette Bouvier and was sold to the Metropolitan in the 50s. Elkan’s claim against the Metropolitan links the Bouvier provenance to the original estate of Adolphe Fraenkel.
Press Contact:
Requests for information can be addressed to:
By E-Mail to: Régine Elkan
Rescam_communication@yahoo.com
To the Attention of: Director of Communication, RESCAM, LLC
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