A Jewish family fleeing the Nazis sold a Picasso in 1938. Their heirs want it back

A Jewish family fleeing the Nazis sold a Picasso in 1938. Their heirs want it back

A Jewish family fleeing the Nazis sold a Picasso in 1938. Their heirs want it back

Toyin Owoseje, CNN One of Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period paintings is at the center of a lawsuit between a Jewish family and New York’s Guggenheim Museum. The heirs of Karl Adler and Rosi Jacobi want the repatriation of the artist’s 1904 masterpiece “Woman Ironing (La repasseuse),” which they claim the couple sold under duress as

Guggenheim sued by family of couple who escaped Nazis

The heirs of a Jewish couple who fled Nazi Germany claim a painting by Picasso should be returned to them.

Jewish family sues NYC’s Guggenheim Museum seeking return of Picasso painting

A Jewish family has filed a lawsuit against the Guggenheim Museum in New York City seeking the repatriation of an iconic painting by Pablo Picasso that they allege was sold to allow the family to escape Nazi Germany.

They sold a Picasso to flee the Nazis - now their heirs want it back

In 1938, Woman Ironing was sold to escape Germany. Now the heirs of the original owner want it back.

Jewish heirs seek return of Picasso sold under duress during WWII

The heirs of a Jewish couple are seeking the return of a Picasso painting they say was sold under duress as they fled Nazi Germany in 1938. The family is suing for the return of o of Pablo Picasso"s "Blue Period" paintings that is currently is the possession of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, CNN reported. The descendants of Karl Adler and Rosi Jacobi want the return of Picasso"s 1904 painting "Woman Ironing (La repasseuse)." Their l…