Schiele Artworks to Be Returned to Heirs of Owner Killed by Nazis
The Manhattan district attorney’s office arranged for the return of seven works to a family that has been seeking them for more than a quarter of a century.
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The Manhattan district attorney’s office arranged for the return of seven works to a family that has been seeking them for more than a quarter of a century.
(JTA) - After a years-long battle to reacquire two paintings the Nazis stole from their ancestor before he became one of their early victims, the
Grünbaum was said to be the inspiration for a character in the 1972 film “Cabaret” and was also a real-life collector of the works of Schiele, an Austrian expressionist artist.
Proceeds from the sales will go to support up-and-coming performing artists from underrepresented backgrounds.
Works by artist Egon Schiele, seized from Jewish cabaret artist Fritz Grunbaum during the Holocaust, are expected to fetch $2.8 million