A Van Gogh landscape sold under duress before WWII will go to auction this year as part of a restitution settlement by the heirs of its original owner Max Meirowsky. “It is especially moving that Christie’s Restitution has been so deeply involved with this collection,” says Marc Porter, Christie’s Americas chairman. “We have made WW2 period provenance research a hallmark of our expertise, inextricably a part of the art historical framework.”

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