France to return its only Klimt to Jewish family forced to sell the painting by the Nazis
Heirs of a Jewish collector in Vienna forced to sell a Klimt by the Nazis have hailed France's move to return the work as 'extraordinary'
16 March 2021 • 12:13pm
Unaware of its dark history, the French state bought Rosiers sous les Arbres in 1980
Credit: ALAIN JOCARD /AFP
France is to return a painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt to its rightful heirs - a Jewish family who were forced to sell it by the Nazis.
The family has hailed the move as “extraordinary and unparalleled”.