Das auge des gesetzes (justitia) ("the eye of the law (justitia)") - oil on canvas; 48. 5 x 26. 7 cm. "a sculpture of lady justice with cracks at its foundation, justitia holding broken scales and wearing a somewhat disarranged blindfold, while a soldier hides behind a wall"
sold under duress by jewish collector leo bendel (who later died in a concentration camp)
bought by the nazis
after ww ii hung in a presidential estate until 2006
restituted to its rightful heirs in 2019
sold for $773,000 at auction, 6 may 2020
see [1]. Object Type: painting. Date: 1857.
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