The provenances of artworks restituted to Jewish families plundered by Nazis contain valuable information for the art historian and Holocaust scholar.
Questions:
- Which transactions occur between the seizure/sale under the Nazis and the restitution?
- Which names appear in these transactions?
- How often do they appear?
This post looks a a simple method for identifying the names of these buyers and sellers for further analysis. In this example, we look at the provenances of artworks sold at Sothebys after they were restituted to their original owners or their heirs.