Heirs Claim Nazi-Looted Klimt From Austria, Lawyer Says
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Heirs of Erich Lederer, whose family fled Vienna when the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938, have filed a claim demanding the return of Gustav Klimt’s monumental 1902 “Beethoven Frieze,” the heirs’ lawyer said.
The “Beethoven Frieze” celebrates the German composer’s Ninth Symphony. It was created for an exhibition and is today one of the main attractions at the Secession building in Vienna.