Das Bunte Leben by Kandinsky
Das Bunte Leben by Kandinsky

Year of Object(s) Creation: 1907
Estimated Value ($USD): 80000000
Object Type(s): Painting
Object Material(s): canvas, fabric/cloth, paint, tempera
Provenience Nation: Netherlands
Provenience Location: Amsterdam
Year Removed from Findspot: 2017

Provenance
Start Year: 1907
End Year: 2017
Circumstance of Acquisition:
Nation: Netherlands
Location: Amsterdam; Munich

Oil Paintings By Das Bunte Leben And Kandinsky


Description:
Oil painting - Das Bunte Leben

Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2015
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: Robert Lewenstein, et al.
Complainant Nation: United States
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Private: Individual

Respondent Name: Bavarian State Bank
Respondent Nation: Germany
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

Reference Links:

Files:
https://research.cgu.edu/cultural-property-disputes-resource/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2021/01/lewenstein_et_al._v._landesba.pdf
Title: lewenstein_et_al._v._landesba
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Editor's Notes:
Plaintiffs Colin Lewenstein and Francesca Davis are US citizens; plaintiff Elsa Guidotti is a Dutch citizen. The Complaint offers the Plaintiff's version of the painting's provenance. Respondent is a bank primarily owned by the Bavarian state government.