Norway museum returning Nazi-looted Matisse painting to heirs
March 23, 2014
(JTA) — A Norway musuem said it would return a Nazi-looted painting by Henri Matisse to the heirs of its former Jewish owner.The Henie Onstad Art Center near Oslo, or HOK, announced Friday that it would return the 1937 painting “Woman in Blue in Front of a Fireplace,” which has been part of the museum’s collection since the HOK was established in 1961 by shipping magnate Niels Onstad and his wife, Olympic figure-skating champion Sonja Henie. Onstad acquired the artwork from Galerie Henri Benezit in Paris around 1950.The painting is worth about $40 million, according to reports.
Norveški muzej će vratiti sliku nasljednicima nekadašnjeg židovskog vlasnika, otetu od nacista, koju je naslikao Henry Matisse . "Henie Ostand Art Center " (HOK) blizu Osla je objavio da će vratiti sliku "Woman in blue in front of Fireplace" koja je dio kolekcije muzeja od njegova osnivanja 1961 adobivene od Nielsa Omstanda i njegeve žene, šampiona klizanja Sonie Henie. Slika vrijedi oko 40 milijuna dolara.
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