An art commission, set up by the Ministry of Culture, has recommended the Albertina Museum return five drawings by artist Egon Schiele to the descendents of their Jewish owner.Viennese Karl Maylander, who was deported to a Polish labour camp in 1941, was the original owner of the drawings by Schiele.The dealer knew Schiele before the […]
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A painting bought in an auction in Vienna for more than 100,000 Euros was stolen during transport to the United Kingdom, it has been reported.Viennese newspaper Heute reports today (Tues) that a self portrait by late Austrian artist Koloman Moser has been reported as missing. The painting was purchased by a London-based man for 116,200 […]