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Seven valuable art pieces plundered by the Nazis more than 80 years ago are being returned to the heirs of a cabaret performer, who was killed during the Holocaust and whose massive art collection was stolen by the Third Reich.
Seven valuable art pieces plundered by the Nazis more than 80 years ago are being returned to the heirs of a cabaret performer, who was killed during the Holocaust and whose massive art collection was stolen by the Third Reich. The descendants of Fritz Grünbaum have been seeking the return of more than 400 pieces of art, including 80 sketches by the Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele. The artwork is worth many millions of dollars, although the whereabouts of many of the pieces remain unknown. The seven pieces returned to the family Wednesday are to be auctioned later this year to raise money...
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During his abbreviated lifetime, a cabaret performer named Fritz Grünbaum amassed a trove of artwork — more than 400 pieces, including 80 sketches and paintings by the Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele that were ultimately plundered by the Nazis. On Wednesday, seven of those pieces were returned to Grünbaum's heirs, who have been fighting for decades to reclaim the looted art. The seven Schiele pieces, valued collectively at $9.5 million, were handed over to the family during a ceremony at the Manhattan District Attorney's office, which has taken a leading role i...
Seven valuable art pieces plundered by the Nazis more than 80 years ago are being returned to the heirs of a cabaret performer, who was killed during the Holocaust and whose massive art collection was stolen by the Third Reich.