A 1917 drawing by Egon Schiele, titled 'Russian Prisoner,' is at the center of a restitution case that will soon head to court in New York. The heirs of a famous Jewish entertainer, who was killed in the Holocaust, are seeking the return of the artwork from the Art Institute of Chicago. They claim the drawing was stolen by the Nazis. The museum, however, asserts that it owns the work lawfully. The drawing is valued at $1.25 million.
SFMoMA contemporary art curator Eungie Joo discusses poignant reflection on a landmark court case by Charles Gaines. https://t.co/vEg6kS2MfB
There is a drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago that once belonged to a man who was killed in the Holocaust. But the museum says it owns the work lawfully. Inside a thorny dispute over a $1.25 million drawing: https://t.co/2I8yhmiBpw
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The heirs of a famous Jewish entertainer killed in the Holocaust want the Art Institute to return a work they say was stolen by the Nazis. @_KelleyJeanne does a deep dive into the controversy. https://t.co/LCWrlgpbOy
A 1917 drawing by Egon Schiele is at the center of a restitution case that will soon head to court in New York. https://t.co/OhIZ3x4BOE