Experts examine painting thought to have been looted by Nazis..

Experts examine painting thought to have been looted by Nazis

By Gemma Fox.​

Warsaw - A painting thought to have been stolen from the National Museum in Warsaw during WWII is undergoing examinations to determine its authenticity by experts at the museum. ​

The Alexander Gierymski painting A Jewish woman selling oranges went missing from the National Museum of Warsaw as the Nazi's retreated from Warsaw in 1944.
It was recovered at the end of last month in Hamburg when it was put up for auction at Buxtehude. It had a starting price of 4,400 Euros ($5,825, £3,699) but was withdrawn from sale when historians spotted it and believed it to be Giermski's missing painting.
The painting is highly acclaimed and considered to be one of the greatest examples of Alexander Giermski's art.
The painting had originally been part of the National Museums collection since 1928.
Poland is expected to ask for the return of the painting to the collection if its authenticity is proven.
The National Museum in Warsaw was established in 1862. The collection moved to a new location at Jerusalem Avenues between 1927 and 1928 and remains there today.
During the second World War the museum was badly damaged and the large collected was looted by Nazi's.
After the end of the war the Polish government set about retrieving the stolen artefacts but at least 5,000 still remain missing to this day. ​

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Kind of like Napoleon in Eygpt. I remember seeing this stuff, what a shame. O well hope it gets returned properly

 

Given the subject matter, I'm amazed the painting survived the Nazi occupation in any form at all!

 

There are still 5000 unaccounted for?!