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September 21, 2023 | New York Daily News

Manhattan DA returns Egon Schiele artworks stolen by the Nazis to Holocaust victim’s heirs Click For More

Works of art stolen by the Nazis from a renowned Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer more than 80 years ago were officially returned to his heirs Wednesday at a ceremony in the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

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September 21, 2023 | JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY

7 Egon Schiele portraits to be returned to heirs of Jewish cabaret star murdered in the Holocaust Click For More

Seven artworks by Egon Schiele will be returned to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret performer who had owned the pieces before being murdered in the Holocaust. The works, most of them portraits of Schiele himself or his wife, were part of a massive art collection owned by the Viennese performer, Fritz Grünbaum, and are estimated to be worth a total of approximately $9.5 million. Grünbaum’s collection also included works by Albrecht Dürer, Auguste Rodin and Camille Pissarro, along with a total of 81 pieces by Schiele, an Austrian expressionist painter active in the early 20th century.

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September 21, 2023 | AP News

Artworks stolen by Nazis returned to heirs of outspoken cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust Click For More

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. For a while, many of those disappeared until they began to resurface over the years in auction houses and prominent museums.

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September 21, 2023 | WALL STREET JOURNAL

Egon Schiele Artworks Stolen by Nazis Returned to Family Click For More

Several prominent museums and art collectors have returned artwork by Austrian expressionist

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September 21, 2023 | New York Times

Schiele Artworks to Be Returned to Heirs of Owner Killed by Nazis Click For More

Seven works by the Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele will be handed over on Wednesday to the heirs of the Viennese cabaret artist who had owned them before he was murdered by the Nazis, according to Manhattan prosecutors, marking a major turning point in one of the art world’s longest-running Holocaust restitution cases.

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September 21, 2023 | CBS

Artwork stolen by Nazis now on display in Lower Manhattan after being returned to owner’s heirs Click For More

Artwork stolen by Nazis has been returned to its rightful owners. Seven pieces of artwork by Egon Schiele, a Viennese expressionist artist, are now proudly on display in Lower Manhattan. They belonged to Fritz Grunbaum, a cabaret artist, film and radio star from Austria.


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office12 hours ago
“The tragedy of gun violence is manifold when young New Yorkers are accused of shooting at and killing other New Yorkers – in this case, their own friend,” - D.A. Bragg. Read more about this murder and robbery conspiracy indictment here:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office1 day ago
ICYMI: Yesterday we announced charges including illegal firearms possession, manufacturing, and more against an individual for possessing and manufacturing ghost guns in an East Harlem daycare. Learn more here:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office1 day ago
Andre Mosby was indicted for allegedly fatally running over another man with his car last July. “Mosby allegedly escalated a confrontation by using his vehicle as battering ram with such force that a man was killed.” – D.A. Bragg. More here: https://buff.ly/3PzucRw