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New York court rules on seizure of Schiele’s Russian War Prisoner

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New York court rules on seizure of Schiele’s Russian War Prisoner
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A New York court ruled that the Art Institute of Chicago must turn over Russian War Prisoner, a work claimed by Fritz Grünbaum’s heirs. The record concerns that court’s ruling.

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Art court disputeEgon Schiele

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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