Woman in White (Q119398753)
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painting by Picasso (1922)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Woman in White |
painting by Picasso (1922) |
Statements
June 1975
September 1975
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Thannhauser wrote that, "during the four day long violent German national socialist plundering everything was taken out of the four-story house during the night and in trucks" by the Nazis. Id. After the war, Mrs. Landsberg searched for the painting, but was unable to locate it.In 1947, the painting was included, with a small photo, in an inventory of looted paintings compiled by the Allied Command. Id. at ¶ 15. In 1975, a French art dealer named Maurice Covo asked New York art dealer Stephen Hahn whether Hahn would be interested in buying the painting, which Covo stated he might be able to acquire. Id. at ¶ 16. After Covo acquired the painting on consignment, in June 1975, Hahn traveled to Paris, where he purchased it. Id. at ¶ 17. In September 1975, Hahn sold the painting to claimant Alsdorf. Id. at ¶¶ 18-19. Hahn later stated that Covo had not told him that the painting was a product of Nazi looting. Id. at ¶ 18. (English)
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But the high value of Picasso's "Femme en blanc" also has brought to this case immense media coverage, a factor in the brinkmanship between opposing sides. Last month, when Los Angeles attorney E. Randol Schoenberg filed suit on behalf of Holocaust heir Thomas C. Bennigson against Alsdorf and her associates, a cat-and-mouse game that had been played in private for nearly a year suddenly was laid bare for all the world to see. (English)
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Contacted by ARTnews, a Hauser & Wirth representative said that the work is on loan from a private collector, and characterized Alsdorf as “a previous owner of the work.” The painting is not for sale. (English)