Art Restitution Advisory Council Recommends Restitution of Egon Schiele Painting at the Belvedere (Q105044528)
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Art Restitution Advisory Council Recommends Restitution of Egon Schiele Painting at the Belvedere (English)
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29 January 2021
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Schiele’s ”Four Trees” were owned by the trade agent and lawyer Josef Morgenstern, who, after a multi-stage escape effort, was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where he was murdered. According to newly discovered documents in the Austrian State Archives, his widow Alice told authorities in the late 1950s, to have left the painting before the Anschluss with a friend and lawyer, Robert Röhrl, for safekeeping.Via Röhrl, the painting was purchased by Österreichische Gallerien via the Viennese gallery L.T. Neumann in 1943. According to today’s memorandum, the Advisory Council determined the attorney’s actions were “voided legal acts” and thus recommends restitution. (English)
29 January 2021
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Vienna – The Art Restitution Advisory Council decided on two recommendations for restitution during its 95th session on Friday. As Der Standard had already reported on Wednesday, Egon Schiele’s painting “Four Trees” is to be restituted from the Belvedere to the heirs of Josef Morgenstern. In addition, a collection of more than 370 maps, currently in possession of the National Library, is to be transferred to the Austrian National Fund, given the lack of any indications regarding their previous owners.Schiele’s ”Four Trees” were owned by the trade agent and lawyer Josef Morgenstern, who, after a multi-stage escape effort, was arrested and deported to Auschwitz, where he was murdered. According to newly discovered documents in the Austrian State Archives, his widow Alice told authorities in the late 1950s, to have left the painting before the Anschluss with a friend and lawyer, Robert Röhrl, for safekeeping. (English)
9 March 2020
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29 January 2021