Art restitution

Erich Heckel’s Geschwister returned to the Fischer heirs

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The German advisory commission recommended restitution of Erich Heckel’s painting in December 2020. Baden-Württemberg’s culture ministry confirms that it was returned to Max Fischer’s heirs.

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

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