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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Paris in the Days of Post-Impressionism: Signac and the Indépendants, on display through Nov. 15, presents a private collection of more than 500 works. In 1884, a group of artists lead by Signac founded the Salon des Indépendants, which quickly became a meeting place for notable avant-garde artists, serving as [...]
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2016-12-12 17:05:06
Vienna completes return of Nazi-stolen art
Statement, just in, from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: The Vienna Philharmonic is relieved that an important chapter in its history is about to be closed. The painting Port-en-Bessin by Paul Signac was made available to the heirs today for collection. Here’s the background: The orchestra was given the painting in 1940 by a Gestapo official in France who had stolen it from a Jewish family. The owner, Marcel Koch, fled to Algeria. He made a first application to recover his painting in 1945, but was unable to find its whereabouts. The board of the Vienna Philharmonic decided to donate it to a museum in 1979 but were made aware of concerns about its ownership. The present board chairman, Andreas Großbauer, made its return a priority when he took office in September 2014. It has taken over two years to identify the heirs of M. Koch. Now, those heirs have sent […]
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2016-12-09 15:26:08
Just in: Vienna Philharmonic restores Nazi-stolen painting to Jewish owners
A painting given to the Vienna Philharmonic in 1940 by Romain Loos, a senior Gestapo official in France, is finally to be restored to its rightful owners. The work, Port-en-Bessin by Paul Signac, is dated 1883. It measures 60 x 30 cm and is valued at half a million US dollars. The painting belongs to the family of Marcel Koch, who died childless in 1999. It is not clear why the Vienna Philharmonic has waited until now to return it.
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