Robert (May 22, 1879 - June 23, 1938) and Margarete Piowaty-Lang (June 3, 1895 - August 2, 1972)
Provenance
Purchase from a private collection
Provenance according to museum/collection
So called acquisition on October 16, 1938
Committee in charge
Art Restitution Advisory Board
Examination
The Art Restitution Advisory Board has decided on the restitution of the art.
Recommendation
The Art Restitution Advisory Board has recommended that the art or cultural object is to be restored to the owners or their legal successors.
Committee in charge
Federal Minister for Education, the Arts and Culture
Decision
No decision has been reached so far.
Implementation
The art or cultural object is kept in the museum/in the collection.
Annotations
In its meeting of November 8, 2006 the Advisory Board unanimously reached the following decision: The Advisory Board recommends to the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Culture that the objects from the Natural History Museum in Vienna be handed over to the legal successors of Robert und Margarete Piowaty-Lang. The aforementioned objects are listed in the enclosed personal dossier and designated with „Robert und Margarete Piowaty-Lang“.
