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Artworks stolen by Nazis returned to heirs of outspoken cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust
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NEW YORK (AP) — During his abbreviated lifetime, a cabaret performer named Fritz Grünbaum amassed a trove of artwork — more than 400 pieces, including 80 sketches and paintings by the Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele that were ultimately plundered by the Nazis.
The seven Schiele pieces, valued collectively at $9.5 million, were handed over to the family during a ceremony at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, which has taken a leading role in tracking down stolen art and antiquities.
The return of the seven pieces of sketches and watercolor paintings follows a court victory in 2018 when a New York judge ruled that two works by Schiele had to be turned over to Grünbaum’s heirs under the Holocaust Expropriated Recovery Act, passed by Congress in 2016.
David Schaecter, the president of the Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA, lauded Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for his efforts to find stolen artwork.
“Billions worth of looted assets remain in the wrong hands today, while families are forced to fight uphill battles against powerful institutions to recover their legacies,” Schaecter said in a statement.
“By recovering these long-lost artworks,” he said, “our law enforcement authorities have today achieved a measure of justice for the victims of murder and robbery.”
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