In The Foxes (Marc), how is the Restitution discussed?
In 2017, the heirs of Kurt Grawi made a restitution claim for the painting. In 2021, the German advisory panel on Nazi-looted art urged the city of Düsseldorf to return the painting from the Museum Kunstpalast to the Grawi family. By then, the painting was valued between €15–€30 million.According to Der Spiegel, however, the city of Düsseldorf did not want to restitute the painting, and while promising its return, Düsseldorf was at the same time arguing that the sale had been voluntary and that the Grawis had been able to pay the special taxes levied on Jews by Nazis implying they still had resources.In January 2022, after months of "legal tug-of-war", Düsseldorf's Kunstpalast Museum restituted The Foxes to the Grawi heirs. It was sold at an auction at Christie's for £42.6 million in March 2022.
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