Restituted Nazi-Looted Painting Returns to Görlitz Museum After Reacquisition

Oskar Moll's significant modernist work, once owned by a Jewish collector, is returned to heirs and reacquired to remain publicly displayed.

The painting 'Aechmea fasciata mit Büchern und Jahrhunderthalle' by Oskar Moll was identified as Nazi-looted art and restituted to the heirs of its original Jewish owner, Otto Wachenheim.
Otto Wachenheim fled Nazi persecution in 1939, leaving behind his art collection in Amsterdam, which was later lost during the German occupation.
The Schlesisches Museum in Görlitz, with support from the German government and cultural institutions, reacquired the artwork to ensure its continued public display.
The restitution and reacquisition process adhered to the Washington Principles, emphasizing the acknowledgment and partial redress of Nazi-era injustices.
The painting, a key piece of the Breslauer Moderne and German-Polish cultural history, remains a centerpiece in the museum's collection of modernist art.