A Jewish couple’s art collection was looted by the Nazis in 1935; more than 90 years later, their heirs are still fighting over a Degas painting sold for $10.7 million
- Image: Degas CatalogueA pastel painting by French artist Edgar Degas has become the centre of a prolonged legal dispute over a Jewish couple's art collection looted by the Nazis in 1935.
- The work, titled Danseuses, belonged to Margret and Ludwig Kainer before it was seized and sold during the Nazi era.
- After passing through art dealers and galleries in the international art market, the painting was sold privately for $6 million in 2009 before fetching $10.7 million at a Christie's auction in New York.
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- Image: Degas CatalogueA pastel painting by French artist Edgar Degas has become the centre of a prolonged legal dispute over a Jewish couple's art collection looted by the Nazis in 1935.
- The work, titled Danseuses, belonged to Margret and Ludwig Kainer before it was seized and sold during the Nazi era.
- After passing through art dealers and galleries in the international art market, the painting was sold privately for $6 million in 2009 before fetching $10.7 million at a Christie's auction in New York.
Sources: Times of India