In the latest high-profile restitution case in Austria, Vienna's Philharmonic Orchestra said that it was returning a painting that was stolen by the Nazis to the descendants of its rightful owners.
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After over two decades of research, an art historian commissioned by the orchestra, Sophie Lillie, finally managed to identify the painting's origins.
"We're very happy that thanks to Sophie Lillie's efforts a breakthrough was finally achieved and we found the descendants," Philharmonic musician and president Clemens Hellsberg said in the statement.
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A ceremony will be held to return the painting to the family of Marcel Koch, but it was still unclear when this might occur.
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Austria, which long considered itself a victim of Nazi Germany and only recently admitted shared responsibility in World War II and the Holocaust, has regularly been at the centre of the debate over the restitution of looted Nazi art.
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Last year, a Jewish family also laid claim to one of Austria's most famous artworks -- Klimt's "Beethoven Frieze" -- arguing the state had forced its sale after the war.
Source-AFP
