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Heroes 1915

Restitution status: Seized during National Socialism

Object Data

Title Heroes 1915
Artist/Author Egger-Lienz, Albin (1864-1926)
Museum/Collection Vienna Museum
Inventory number/Shelfmark 70.415
Description Colour lithograph. Title below: '1915'. At the bottom left signed an dated (in print): 'A. Egger Lienz 1915' and below: 'Originallithographie von A. Egger - Lienz', to the right: 'Verlag der Gesellschaft für vervielfältigende Kunst, Wien'. At the top right: 'Druck der k. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei'
Height 72,20 cm
Width 90,50 cm
Motif War
Period 20th Century

Provenance Data

Provenance Acquisition from the VUGESTA/GESTAPO
Committee in charge Viennese Commission for Restitution
Examination Art restitution proceedings are pending.
Recommendation The Art Restitution Advisory Board has established owners or their legal successors and has recommended to restore to them the art or cultural object.
Committee in charge City of Vienna, executive city councillor in charge (municipal authorities)
Decision No decision has been reached so far.
Implementation The art or cultural object is kept in the museum/in the collection.
Annotations Sixth Report on Restitution, Vienna 15 November 2005 (p. 236): 'At the meeting of 19 October 2004, the Viennese Commission on Restitution has unanimously come to the conclusion that the acquisitions of the municipal collections from the Vugesta can in general be regarded as objects of art which can be restituted.'
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