article_snippet: Matisse's 'Woman Sitting in an Armchair' was part of a trove of artworks found in the apartment of late collector Cornelius Gurlitt.
article_snippet: A Swiss museum that accepted Gurlitt's bequest of his collection has promised to ensure any Nazi-looted pieces are returned to any Nazi-looted pieces Jewish owners' heirs.
article_snippet: Around 250 artworks were found in late collector Cornelius Gurlitt's Salzburg property.
article_snippet: Switzerland's Kunstmuseum Bern inherited his collection .
article_snippet: Some 1,280 others found in late collector Cornelius Gurlitt's apartment in Munich.
article_snippet: While some of the Munich works were already known, it was the first look for many at the art late collector Cornelius Gurlitt kept in the house late collector Cornelius Gurlitt owned in Austria.
article_snippet: it includes works by Breughel, Monet, Renoir and Picasso.
article_snippet: late collector Cornelius Gurlitt inherited much of the art from late collector Cornelius Gurlitt father, who in the 1930s helped the Nazis sell art they considered 'degenerate' to buyers outside of Germany for cash.
article_snippet: Some of the works — including Impressionist and modern masterpieces — had been seized by the Nazis from museums, while others were stolen or bought for a pittance from Jewish collectors who were forced to sell.
article_snippet: late collector Cornelius Gurlitt died in May last year at age 81, designating the Swiss museum as late collector Cornelius Gurlitt sole heir.
highlights_snippet: Woman Sitting in an Armchair' was held by the now famous late collector .
  
highlights_snippet: When the now famous late collector died a treasure trove of more than 1,500 works was uncovered .
  
highlights_snippet: Gurlitt's father helped Nazis sell  'degenerate' art outside Germany for cash .