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Recovery helps to recover objects that were looted during the Nazi regime and
increase public awareness about this subject.
Holocaust-era
looted art is an important issue for people searching for lost items, museums
and the art trade. Sage Recovery can help those investigating this subject. Our
services include:
Research
and recovery of looted art for both individuals and institutions
Sage Recovery works with families, museums and government agencies to help find
and recover objects that were looted during World War II and to trace the provenance
of objects with gaps in their ownership history. Digitisation
of records pertaining to Nazi looting
There
is an overwhelming amount of information about Nazi looting, but records are scattered
all over the world and not everyone has access to them. Digitising these records
and posting them online will help to ensure that they are widely available.We
have recently made the OSS ALIU 'Red
Flag' list of organisations active in the art trade under the Nazis available
online. Education
and awareness of Nazi spoliation
Sage Recovery
promotes awareness of this issue by providing background information, relevant
publications and online resources. In addition to posting
information about essential resources, Sage will also keep you up to date by listing
the latest news stories about Nazi looted art.
| Featured Artwork | | Egon
Schiele , Autumn Sun, 1914 |  Egon
Schiele’s Autumn Sun depicts sunflowers that were deprived of natural light.
This painting is influenced by Vincent van Gogh’s famous sunflower paintings,
but instead of being a symbol of hope, Schiele’s version is more somber, portraying
a sense of death and decay, which resonates with the mood in Austria before World
War I.
This painting is considered to be
one of Schiele’s masterpieces, but its whereabouts was unknown for 64 years. It
was rediscovered in 2005 and was sold at auction for £11.7 million. Find
out more about the circumstances
of looting. | | | |
