Nazi-Looted Schiele Artworks Returned to Heirs of Jewish Collector After Decades-Long Legal Battle

Seven drawings by Austrian artist Egon Schiele were returned to the heirs of Fritz Grünbaum, a Jewish cabaret performer whose art collection was looted by Nazis.
The artworks were voluntarily surrendered by prestigious museums and collectors after evidence of Nazi theft was presented.
Grünbaum's entire collection was seized after he was captured in 1938, and he later died at the Dachau concentration camp.
The returned drawings are estimated to be worth around $9.5 million total and will be auctioned off to fund scholarships.
The restitution comes after over 25 years of legal efforts by Grünbaum's heirs to reclaim works from his stolen collection.