《INTERNATIONAL ART TRADE AND LAW LE COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL DE L'ART ET LE DROIT》

Addresses1

Welcoming AddressDrs.Hedy d'Ancona,Minister for Welfare,Health and Cultural Affairs,The Netherlands3

Opening AddressThe Right Honourable The Lord Carrington,K.G.,Chairman of Christie's7

Opening Address:The Adventures of a Madonna PaintingProf.Dr.Henk W.van Os,Director-General of the Rijksmuseum13

Part One:General15

QUESTIONNAIRE ON TOPICS 1-517

GENERAL INFORMATION BY COUNTRY(TAKEN FROM NATIONAL REPORTS)23

Austria:IntroductionIgnaz Seidl-Hohenveldern25

Belgium:IntroductionFrancis Haumont31

Greece:IntroductionAntonias Dimolitsa39

Italy: IntroductionTommaso Alibrandi41

Japan:IntroductionNorihiko Hadano and Jun Norisugi43

The Netherlands:IntroductionAnton A.Quaedvlieg45

Spain:IntroductionBernardo Cremades53

Part Two:Topics 1-559

TOPIC 1.FREEDOM OF MUSEUMS TO SELL,TRADE OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF OBJETS OF ART IN THEIR COLLECTIONS/LIBERTE DES MUSEES DE PROCEDER A DES TRANSACTIONS D'OBJETS d'ART61

Introduction:Topics 1 and 263

General Reports65

General Report: Topic 1Philip C.Jessup,Jr.67

International Issues Concerning Museum CollectionsGeoffrey Lewis73

Appendix A:Extracts from the International Council of Museums Code of Professional Ethics87

Appendix B:Bibliography and References93

National Reports95

AustriaIgnaz Seidl-Hohenveldern97

BelgiumFrancis Haumont99

F.R.GermanyLudger Bischop105

FranceJean Chatelain109

GreeceAntonias Dimolitsa113

ItalyTommaso Alibrandi117

JapanNorihiko Hadano and Jun Norisugi119

The NetherlandsAnton A.Quaedvlieg123

SpainMiguel Virgos Soriano127

SwedenChristian Wegenius133

SwitzerlandBlaise Knapp135

United KingdomAdrian Barr-Smith147

TOPIC 2.FREEDOM OF COLLECTORS TO SELL OR GIVE AWAY ALL OR PART OF THEIR COLLECTIONS/LIBERTE DU COLLECTIONNEUR DE DISPOSER DE TOUT OU PARTIE DE SA COLLECTION153

General ReportHans Koenig157

National Reports167

AustriaIgnaz Seidl-Hohenveldern169

BelgiumFrancis Haumont171

F.R.GermanyLudger Bischop173

GreeceAntonias Dimolitsa175

ItalyTommaso Alibrandi177

The NetherlandsAnton A.Quaedvlieg179

SpainMiguel Virgos Soriano181

SwitzerlandBlaise Knapp183

United KingdomAdrian Barr-Smith185

TOPIC 3.RIGHTS OF ARTISTS AND THEIR HEIRS/DROITS DES CREATEURS ET DE LEURS HERITIERS187

Introduction189

General ReportJean-Louis Bismuth193

National Reports221

AustriaIgnaz Seidl-Hohenveldern with the assistance of Guido Kucsko223

BelgiumPhilippe Coppens and Alain Strowel227

F.R.GermanyUlrich Lohaus255

GreeceAntonias Dimolitsa265

The NetherlandsF.Willem Grosheide and Lucas J.van Eeghen269

Anton A.Quaedvlieg277

SpainMiguel Virgos Soriano297

SwitzerlandFrancois Perret301

United KingdomAdrian Barr-Smith311

United StatesPeter H.Karlen315

Papers on Specific Aspects327

Artistes,Heritiers,MuseesJean-Marc Gutton329

Relations between Artists and their Heirs and Dealers,Galleries and PatronsRichard Crewdson341

TOPIC 4.AUCTION SALES AND CONDITIONS/LES CONDITIONS DE VENTE AUX ENCHERES347

Introduction349

General ReportVan Kirk Reeves and Jan M.Boll353

National Reports363

AustriaIgnaz Seidl-Hohenveldern365

BelgiumFrancis Bauduin369

F.R.GermanyMartin Lange375

FranceJean-Louis Delvolve383

The NetherlandsJan M.Boll389

SpainMiguel Virgos Soriano401

SwitzerlandQuentin Byrne-Sutton and Marc-Andre Renold403

TOPIC 5.INTERNATIONAL TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AND INSURANCE/L'ASSURANCE DES EXPOSITIONS TEMPORAIRES INTERNATIONALES419

Introduction421

General ReportJean Louis Chauchat425

National Reports431

AustriaIgnaz Seidl-Hohenveldern433

F.R.GermanyLudger Bischop435

FranceJean Chatelain437

Papers on Specific Aspects443

Indemnity and Immunity from SeizureBeverly M.Wolff445

Transport Costs-Licences,Customs and Taxes - Safety -InsuranceHans-Ewald Schneider449

Concluding Remarks455

Text and Subtext in the International Art TradeJohn Henry Merryman457

Annexes463

COMMITTEES463

Honorary Council463

Board of the Foundation ICC Symposium International Art Trade and Law Amsterdam 1990464

Advisory Board of the Foundation ICC Symposium International Art Trade and Law Amsterdam 1990464

Executive Committee of the Council of the Institute of International Business Law and Practice of the ICC464

SPONSORS465