Belgium museum returns painting to Jewish family after 71 years

Belgium museum returns painting to Jewish family after 71 years

Belgian museum returns Nazi-looted painting to Jewish family | DW | 10.02.2022

The Royal Museums of Fine Arts gave back the painting "Flowers," by German expressionist Lovis Corinth, which had been looted by the Nazis.

‘Justice can triumph’: painting looted by Nazis returned to owners after 80 years

Piece by German artist Lovis Corinth was entrusted to Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels

Restitution par la Belgique d’un tableau spolié à une famille juive

Après des années de recherches des ayants droit, la Belgique a restitué jeudi un tableau expressionniste des Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts dont avait été spolié un couple juif pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle lance aussi un travail de recherche en ligne portant sur 2.800 autres œuvres d’origine incertaine.

Belgium museum returns painting to Jewish family after 71 years

Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts takes downs the artwork by German artist Lovis Corinth to send it to the descendants of Gustav and Emma Mayer, who fled their Frankfurt home in 1938 for Brussels; family is looking for 30 other artworks

Belgium museum returns painting to Jewish family after 71 years

By Philip Blenkinsop