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Erich Heckel s oil painting that was looted by Nazis to be returned to its Jewish heirs SECTIONS Erich Heckel s oil painting that was looted by Nazis to be returned to its Jewish heirsAP Last Updated: Feb 03, 2021, 07:44 PM IST Share Synopsis The painting was owned by Max Fischer until 1934 before he fled Germany to avoid Nazi persecution. The heirs, who weren t identified, have said they plan on donating the painting to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. (Photo: Twitter/@ts christopher) BERLIN: A commission in Germany has ruled that a painting by expressionist Erich Heckel that is in a German art museum was likely unlawfully obtained under the Nazis and should be returned to the heirs of a Jewish historian who once owned it, officials said Tuesday. ....
The commission said that given the circumstances, however, it had to be assumed that Fischer, who immigrated to the United States, lost possession of the painting due to Nazi persecution. It ordered the artwork returned to his heirs. The heirs, who weren’t identified, have said they plan on donating the painting to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the commission said. Heckel, a founding member of Die Bruecke (The Bridge) group of expressionist artists, died in 1970. I m proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But it s full of beauty and meaning. ....
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