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Art Institute Of Chicago To Return Painting Taken From Jewish Art Collector During World War II
Jean Metzinger's "Woman with a Fan" was part of a forced sale in Amsterdam after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands.
September 23, 2026
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a painting that was forcibly taken from a Jewish art collector during World War II.
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The museum said new research confirmed that Jean Metzinger's "Woman with a Fan" was part of a forced sale in Amsterdam after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands.
The museum acquired the painting in 1959. Following a collaborative investigation with Mondex Corporation, the Art Institute determined the painting had belonged to Emanuel Lewenstein, a Jewish collector who died in 1930.
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