June 11, 2025|
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|6 months agoSwiss Museum Returns Nazi-Looted Sisley Painting to Jewish Family Heirs
Kunstmuseum Bern relinquishes ownership of Alfred Sisley's 'Le Chemin des Bois à Ville-d'Avray' following provenance research revealing its forced sale during Nazi persecution.
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- Kunstmuseum Bern has relinquished ownership of Alfred Sisley's 'Le Chemin des Bois à Ville-d'Avray' from 1879
- The painting came to Kunstmuseum Bern through a foundation bequest in 1994
- Carl Sachs sold the painting to Lucerne art dealer Theodor Fischer in 1940 under Nazi persecution
- Theodor Fischer had business dealings with the Nazi regime
By The Numbers
1879
Year the painting was created
1939
Year Carl Sachs and his wife fled Nazi persecution
1994
Year the painting was bequeathed to Kunstmuseum Bern
They Said
"The sale can be traced back to the persecution by the Nazi regime"