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1911
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Le Père (French)
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1928
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The Chagall painting was owned by Polish Jewish luthier and musician David Cender, who was forced to leave his home and possessions upon the German’s invasion of Lodz in 1940. Cender was sent to Auschwitz where he ultimately survived, and settled in France thereafter. His wife and daughter were killed in the concentration camp. (English)
1 April 2022
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A parliamentary bill was needed to override the principle of inalienability, which govern French museums and prohibit the transfer of ownership of objects or artifacts in museum collections. The historic passing of this bill marks the first time in more than seventy years that a government initiated the restitution of works in public collections looted during World War II or acquired through anti-Semitic persecutions. On April 1, 2022, Le Père was returned to the heirs of David Cender by the Parlement français in Paris (English)
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Ce n’est que récemment, grâce aux recherches de provenance menées par la société Mondex, puis par la Mission de recherche et de restitution des biens culturels spoliés entre 1933 et 1945 du ministère de la Culture et le Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Pompidou, que l’œuvre a pu être identifiée dans les collections de ce dernier. Elle y était entrée par dation en paiement des droits de succession de Marc Chagall en 1988, le peintre ayant récupéré le tableau après guerre dans des conditions inconnues. (French)
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