Video: The United States returned to its rightful owners the painting Konink, stolen by the Nazis in 1943
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
During World War II, many valuables were stolen by the Nazis. One of these values is a work of art called "The Scholar Sharpening the Pen", written by Salomon Koninck, who lived in 1609-1656. On April 2, this painting was returned to the family, as it was previously part of the collection of the collector Adolphe Schloss from France.
Schloss was a very famous Parisian collector in the years before World War II with an impressive collection of works of art. It was decided to return the painting stolen by the Nazis, which was painted by a Dutch artist in 1639, to the heirs of a Jewish collector. The transfer of the picture was handled by the prosecutor Jeffrey Berman. Prosecutors of the Southern District of the American State of New York told about this in the press service.
Schloss's collection mainly consisted of paintings by Dutch and Flemish painters. In 1943, as a result of the occupation of France, the Nazis stole 262 paintings from this collector. The canvas with the name "The Scientist Sharpening the Pen" with many other works of art went to Munich, to the headquarters of Adolf Hitler. After that, nothing was known about the fate of many paintings. Konink's work was considered lost forever.
The fact that this work of the famous Dutch artist actually survived became known many years after the end of the war, or rather only in 2017. It was discovered quite by accident when one of the art dealers from Chile tried to sell the canvas. Then he wanted to sell the painting at an auction in New York. The authorities of the United States of America have decided to confiscate this painting. The merchant himself said that this work of art was acquired by his father in 1952 in Munich. The work was sold by Walter Andreas Hofer, who was one of the Nazis who took part in the looting of private collections in the occupied cities.
On March 11, a court hearing was held, where a New York court decided to take the canvas from its current owner and return it to its rightful owners - the heirs of the collector Adolph Schloss.
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