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German foundation seeks ruling on Jewish art claim

A German foundation has asked an expert panel to rule whether its painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris was looted by the Nazis. The state-run Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen said Tuesday that its research doesn't support claims by the heirs of Jewish collector Alfred Flechtheim that the picture belonged to him when it was sold in London in 1934.

 

Nevertheless, the foundation has asked the Limbach Commission to determine the rightful owner of Gris' painting "Violin and Ink Bottle on a Table," which it bought in 1964.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.17.14, 01:32