Museums Respond to Biting Report on Nazi-Looted Art (Q83630789)
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Museums Respond to Biting Report on Nazi-Looted Art (English)
Alanna Martinez
2 July 2015
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Both museums sought third party help in researching and determining the provenance of the artworks. The joint press release detailed key findings from an 18-month provenance research project commissioned by the museums from Nazi-era specialist Laurie Stein. Findings included: Nathan inherited the paintings from her late husband in 1922 and was given the right to sell the works, she moved the paintings to Switzerland in 1930 and moved to Paris in 1937, and she initiated contact with art dealer Georges Wildenstein (of the art dealer dynasty Wildenstein & Co., which includes Daniel and Guy Wildenstein and has been fraught with scandal in the years since), who eventually bought the paintings in a dealer group with Galerie Thannhauser and Alex Ball in 1938.Vincent Van Gogh, The Diggers (1889). (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)Vincent Van Gogh, The Diggers (1889). (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)The release stated: “The results of this provenance research project support the museums’ conclusion that Mrs. Nathan voluntarily chose to sell the paintings, that she received fair market value, and that, in choosing not to pursue any restitution of these paintings, she recognized that she had rightfully sold them to their new owners.” (English)