New York City announces return of stolen Nazi art to Austrian Jewish owners
The piece was purchased by Gustav “Gus” Papanek, an Austrian Jew who fled the Nazis in 1938 and was reportedly unaware that the artwork had been stolen.
Seated Nude Woman was originally owned by Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum, whose art collection was stolen by the Nazis.(photo credit: MANHATTAN DA's OFFICE)ByMICHAEL STARR
