Un tribunal de Nueva York ordena la devolución a un ciudadano francés de un Modigliani expoliado por los nazis

El Tribunal Supremo de Nueva York ordenó el 3 de abril la devolución a Philippe Maestracci de un cuadro de Modigliani que fue expoliado a su abuelo por los nazis. La obra, valorada en 21,5 millones de euros, fue objeto de una batalla legal de 17 años contra el coleccionista David Nahmad. Maestracci, de 81 años y residente en Dordoña, expresa su emoción por la memoria de su abuelo.

Philippe Maestracci, de 81 años, obtuvo una victoria judicial tras 17 años de litigios en los tribunales de Nueva York. El 3 de abril, el Tribunal Supremo de Nueva York falló a su favor, ordenando la devolución de L’homme assis à la canne, un lienzo pintado por Amedeo Modigliani en 1919 que retrata a Georges Menier, un fabricante de chocolate. El cuadro había sido expoliado a su abuelo, el galerista judío Oscar Stettiner, durante la ocupación nazi. Maestracci, antiguo propietario agrícola que lleva una vida modesta en Dordoña, se enfrentó a un equipo de abogados estadounidenses del coleccionista David Nahmad. La obra está valorada en 25 millones de dólares, equivalentes a 21,5 millones de euros. "Después de todos estos años de procedimiento, lo que los alemanes le hicieron a mi abuelo ha sido reparado. Estoy especialmente feliz por él y por su memoria", declaró Maestracci, emocionado al teléfono. Añadió que esta suma "no es lo importante" y espera que "no cambie nada en [su] vida". Este fallo pone fin a una larga búsqueda para remediar un expolio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

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