Glasgow city council plans to post details of 230 paintings and drawings on a website to ensure that none of the city's art works were stolen from Jewish homes during the second world war.

The council has joined in a wider national effort to eliminate the possibility that the works hanging in British galleries were looted by the Nazis. The pieces include works by Picasso, Cezanne and Whistler and will be posted later this week on the National Museums website.

As the art works have been on show in Glasgow's galleries for many years, the city council expects that if any of the paintings had been stolen by the Nazis claims would have been lodged already. Works will be posted on the site if galleries lack documentation that accounts for their whereabouts between 1933 and 1945.

A national effort to uncover stolen Jewish art works began two years ago. However, despite participation by the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery and the Victoria & Albert museum - which have posted a total of 600 pieces on the site - no works have been established as stolen Nazi goods.

Glasgow council has said that if a successful claim is made, a repatriation process will begin.