The wrong title, the right painting
Identifying Nora Stiasny’s Klimt required correcting an earlier restitution mistake.
In August 1938 Nora Stiasny was forced to sell a Klimt painting at a price far below market value. She and members of her family were later deported and murdered.
The work appeared in records under the title Pommier. Austria returned Pommier II to the heirs in 2001, but later research identified that restitution as mistaken. Joint investigation instead connected Stiasny’s painting with Rosiers sous les arbres at the Musée d’Orsay.
France passed legislation enabling the work to leave its national collection. The Ministry of Culture returned it on 23 March 2022. The case demonstrates why titles, photographs and provenance must be checked together.
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Documentary sources
- French Ministry of Culture: completed restitution, 23 March 2022 ↗
- Musée d’Orsay: identification and restitution history ↗
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