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The Art Institute of Chicago, responding to allegations by New York prosecutors, says it's 'factually unsupported and wrong' that Egon Schiele's 'Russian War Prisoner' was looted by Nazis from the original owner's heirs.

In a filing this week, the museum disputes the Manhattan District Attorney’s claim that the painting was taken from the Austrian cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum by the Nazis

In a robust 132-page court filing, the museum soundly rejected claims by investigators that the work was looted by the Nazis.

The Art Institute of Chicago in a 132-page court filing rejected the assertion by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s office that an Egon Schiele drawing in its possession had been looted by Nazis.

The Art Institute of Chicago exhibited "willful blindness" to evidence suggesting it was purchasing artwork stolen during the Holocaust: prosecutors.

The Art Institute of Chicago has been accused of exhibiting “willful blindness” to evidence suggesting it was purchasing artwork stolen during the Holocaust when it acquired a drawing that authorities say was looted by the Nazis.

The museum denies the allegations, contending Fritz Grünbaum’s sister-in-law inherited Egon Schiele’s 'Russian War Prisoner' after Grünbaum was killed at Dachau and subsequently sold the drawing along with other of Schiele's works to an art dealer.

The Art Institute of Chicago is facing accusations of willful blindness regarding the masterpiece it acquired, that was previously looted by Nazis during the Holocaust.

New york authorities are seeking the return of an Egon Schiele work they argue is 'stolen' at Art Institute of Chicago.

New York investigators trying to seize a drawing from the Art Institute of Chicago filed an exacting 160-page motion Friday accusing the museum of bla