Heirs of Pissarro sue the Met over painting sold under Nazi coercion
Heirs of a Jewish art collector persecuted by the Nazis are suing the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York over a Camille Pissarro painting that was allegedly sold under duress in 1941.
The heirs of the Pissarro painting at the Met say it was sold under Nazi pressure
Heirs of a Jewish art collector claim that a Pissarro painting sold to the Met was forced under duress from the Nazis, while the museum insists the sale was fair.