Lucas Cranach the Elder portrait returned to Fritz Gutmann heirs
Christie’s documents the return of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony to Fritz Gutmann’s heirs under an agreed settlement with its holders. Missing for nearly 80 years after Nazi persecution and the dispersal of the family collection, it was returned and auctioned in April 2018. This source was published on 11 December 2018.
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