Who painted 'Water Serpents II', which was once stolen by the Nazis during World War Two?
Correct answer: Gustav Klimt
LiLi
So happy to hear it was finally returned to the rightful owners though it shouldn't have taken so long.
Chris
What about all the Jewish money grabbed by the Nazis that is still in Swiss bank accounts? No sign of the Swiss handing back ill-gotten gains..
Max
Restitution should be so much easier for the families of WWII. If a family can show provenance (proof) that the artwork belongs to them... give it back! So many pieces were "lost" (stolen) during WWII that anyone holding artwork has an obligation to make things right. Keep it in a museum, take a tax write-off, but give it back to the surviving family. That Klimt may not be yours....
Player #151898054
Considering the subject matter, I would have thought that the Nazis would have considered it "decadent" and destroyed it. Fortunately, their hypocrisy endured its preservation.
Hud
Chris, or all the artworks & historical artifacts stolen from Iraq during the American recent invasion in 2003 & even before from so many colonized countries?!