C. Target areas and timetable for research

Phase 1 - Works in the Collection (excluding prints) by non-British artists which were made before 1946 and acquired after 1932. This is the area of the Collection most likely to have been in circulation in Europe during the relevant period. Prints have been excluded due to the problems in accurately confirming provenance for non-unique works.

Phase 2 - Works in the Collection (excluding prints and the Oppé Collection of works on paper) by artists born up to 1749.

Phase 3 - Works on paper acquired from the Oppé Collection.

Phase 4 - Works in the Collection 1780-1860.

Phase 5 - Works in the Collection 1860-1945.

For all Phases our research focuses on works in the relevant category which were made before 1946 and acquired after 1932.

Our first three tranches of research are now complete, and the research on Phases 4 and 5 is well advanced and will be completed in the near future.

D. Areas considered a lower priority and why
Prints are considered low priority in terms of initial phases of research due to the inherent problems of confirming provenance for non-unique items. Archive material held at Tate is predominantly British in subject and origin.

2. RESEARCH CARRIED OUT OR BEING CARRIED OUT IN TARGET AREAS

A. Process and sources for initial checks from information readily to hand
The focus of the provenance checking so far has been in the Tate's published provenance records.

Work has continued in order to fill in gaps and answer questions in relation to the 80 works described in the first report for Phase 1. As a result of this research, seventeen works were removed from the list as having secure provenances and further details have been added to a number of entries.

B. Description of checks being carried out beyond desk research
The text of the list contained in the Appendix describes some of the detailed next steps (e.g. writing to specific galleries, artists or dealers). It is this research that has brought the reduction of the Phase 1 list from 80 to 63 works. Names contained in the World Jewish Congress's list of names have also been checked. Further research will also be carried out in the Tate's Archives to look at acquisition files, Board Minutes and other archival material. Other research resources described in the NMDC guidance will also be explored including a potential search with the Art Loss Register.

3. INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRESS IN TARGET AREA

Phase 1

A. Number of items in target area.
587

B. Number of items where provenance has been tested satisfactorily
Initial provenance checks against readily available provenance information available in the Tate has now been carried out for all 587 works.

The provenance has been tested satisfactorily for 524 works

C. Number of items where initial checks on provenance are still being made from internal sources and information readily to hand
None

D. Number of items for which initial research can be taken no further and additional information is being sought from external sources
Research initially identified 80 works with gaps in the provenance or where there are sufficient questions raised by the provenance to merit further investigation. Further research reduced this total to 63. A list of these works is attached.

Phase 2

A. Number of items in target area.

675

B. Number of items where provenance has been tested satisfactorily
Initial provenance checks against readily available provenance information available in the Tate has now been carried out for all 675 works. The provenance has been tested satisfactorily for 606 works.

C. Number of items where initial checks on provenance are still being made from internal sources and information readily to hand
None

D. Number of items for which initial research can be taken no further and additional information is being sought from external sources
Research identified 69 works with gaps in the provenance or where there are sufficient questions raised by the provenance to merit further investigation. A list of these works is attached.

Phase 3

A. Number of items in target area.
3734

B. Number of items where provenance has been tested satisfactorily
Initial provenance checks against readily available provenance information available in the Tate has now been carried out for all 3734 works. The provenance has been tested satisfactorily for 2795 works.

C. Number of items where initial checks on provenance are still being made from internal sources and information readily to hand
None

D. Number of items for which initial research can be taken no further and additional information is being sought from external sources
Research identified 939 works (pages of sketchbooks and portfolios are individually numbered) with gaps in the provenance or where there are sufficient questions raised by the provenance to merit further investigation. A list of these works is attached.

4. INFORMATION ON MAKING GENERAL ENQUIRIES OR ABOUT COLLECTIONS

A. Contact for all enquiries about Holocaust or WWII Spoliation
Matthew Gale
Curator
Tate Collection
Curatorial Department
Tate

Call 020 7887 8862
Fax 020 7887 8859

B. Details of published catalogues and how to get access to them

Archives
Tate Archive consists of two sections.
Gallery Records houses Tate's public records (over 30 years old) which are available for research into the history of the institution, its buildings and collection. It includes items such as Board Minutes, files on each acquisition, exhibition files, plans and building files, photographs and press cuttings.

The archive collection within the Hyman Kreitman Research Centre for the Tate Library and Archive is a collection of archive and documentary material relating to British art and artists, collectors, critics, galleries and institutions. A small amount of earlier British and modern foreign material is also held. The Archive includes personal papers, correspondence, official documents, diaries, records of sales, sketchbooks, drawings, maquettes for sculpture, scrapbooks, photographs, audio-visual material, press cuttings and printed ephemera.

The material in the Archive is made available to bona-fide researchers who have to complete an application form and provide two letters of reference. Researchers below undergraduate level are not usually admitted, although Archive staff will provide guidance and relevant photocopies of material. An appointment has to be made because of the small number of places available.

The Archive is open by appointment three days per week on Monday to Wednesday. Application forms or further information are available from: Research centre Enquiries on telephone: 020 7887 8838.

Tate Gallery Publishing Ltd regularly publishes books and catalogues relating to the Tate's collection. Catalogues of those works in the collection acquired up until 1988 are available at the Tate and in public libraries, although these catalogues are no longer in print. These contain information on provenance. Much, though not all, of this information is available on Tate's website and most, though not all, of the collection's works are illustrated there.

C. How to make enquiries about collections
Information about the Tate's activities generally and its collection in particular can be obtained via Tate's Information Office (tel. 0207-887-8725/8734)

D. Press office contact
Tel 0207 887 8731

E. Address of institution
Tate
Millbank
LONDON SW1P 4RG

F.WEBSITE
www.tate.org.uk