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”.
France to return spoliated Klimt painting to heirs of Jewish family
Gustav Klimt s Rosebushes under the Trees .
The painting is currently inalienable by law, as it belongs to the national collections but “the government will present a bill as soon as possible” to allow this restitution, said French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot.
France has announced that it is to return a painting by Austrian Gustav Klimt to the heirs of an Austrian Jewish family that was forced to sell it by the Nazis.
“Rosebushes under the Trees”, was acquired by France in 1980 and exhibited at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. The state was reportedly unaware of its provenance.
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France to Return Klimt Painting to Rightful Heirs After Nazi-Era Sale
The only painting by Gustav Klimt in the country’s national collection will be returned to the family of a Jewish woman who was forced to sell it. She died in the Holocaust.
Roselyne Bachelot, France’s Culture Minister, at an event to announce the restitution of Gustav Klmit’s “Rosebushes Under the Trees,” in Paris on Monday.Credit.Pool photo by Alain Jocard
March 15, 2021
PARIS France will return the only painting by Gustav Klimt in its national collection to the heirs of Nora Stiasny, a Jewish woman who sold it under duress after the Nazis annexed Austria, France’s culture minister announced on Monday.