Art Siezed by the Nazi Party During WWII on Display in London

A new exhibition at London's National Gallery of Art, Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna in 1900, is causing a bit of controversy. One of the artworks that is drawing some controversy is an unfinished 1917 painting by Klimt, Amalie Zuckerkandi. Klimt was working on this artwork when he passed away in 1918. Legal wranglings about restitution of this artwork have taken center stage in courts for a number of years. The painting was the property of Jewish sugar baron Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer who fled Austria during WWII. His home was looted while he was away in Zurich.

To read more about the restitution controversy click here for a Story from The Independent.

To read more about the exhibition, read the story on Aljazeera America

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