Lempertz plans Pechstein sale after settlement with Walter Blank’s heirs
Lempertz withdrew Max Pechstein’s 1909 Self-Portrait With Pipe from a June 2023 auction after questions arose about its 1936 sale by Jewish physician Walter Blank. In July the auction house said both heirs had signed a new agreement, allowing the picture to be offered again in the autumn.
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