Austrian panel rules against return of Klimt masterpiece to Jewish heirs

Freize, painted for a 1902 exhibition celebrating Beethoven, is on permanent display at the Secession Building in ViennaAn Austrian panel has ruled against returning one of the country’s most stunning works of art to heirs of a Jewish collector.The monumental Beethoven Frieze is being claimed by heirs of Erich Lederer. Continue reading...