Austria Won’t Buy Klimts

Austria says it won’t buy five paintings by Gustav Klimt stolen by Nazis that were awarded to the family of the original owner. “Austria’s minister in charge of education and culture, said the government wanted to acquire the masterpieces but decided it could not afford the $300-million price tag. Last month, an arbitration court awarded the paintings to Maria Altmann of Los Angeles, who says they were looted from her family by the Nazis.”