Three artworks believed to have been stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities.
Three artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities.
This combo of images provided by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, shows three artworks by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele, from left, watercolor and pencil on paper artwork, dated 1916 and titled"Russian War Prisoner" ; a pencil on paper drawing, dated 1917, titled"Portrait of a Man" , and a watercolor and pencil on paper artwork, dated 1911 and titled"Girl With Black Hair" .
Grünbaum was arrested and sent to Dachau in 1938. He gave his final performance for fellow inmates on New Year's Eve 1940 while gravely ill, then died on Jan. 14, 1941. The Carnegie Museum said it was committed to"acting in accordance with ethical, legal, and professional requirements and norms" and would cooperate with the authorities.Before the warrants were issued Wednesday, the Grünbaum heirs had filed civil claims against the three museums and several other defendants seeking the return of artworks that they say were looted from Grünbaum.
Raymond Dowd, the attorney for the heirs in their civil proceedings, referred questions about the seizure of the three works on Wednesday to the district attorney's office.
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