Karl Mayländer (2 October 1872 - deported 23 October 1941)[1] was an Austrian art collector and businessman who was deported in 1941 from Vienna to Łódź, in German-occupied Poland, by the Nazis and later murdered in the Shoah.[2]
Mayländer was an art collector and critic who was a member of the board of the Volksheim Ottakring (later the Volkshochschule Ottakring), an adult education school which also hosted art exhibitions. Mayländer acquired the work of many young Austrian artists, including many drawings by Egon Schiele whom he knew personally.[3]
Nazi persecution and murderedit
After Austria's Anschluss with Nazi Germany, Mäylander was persecuted because of his Jewish heritage. He was deported in 1941 from Vienna to Poland and murdered.[4]
Restitution claims for looted artedit
Art by Schiele owned by Mayländer has been the subject of restitution claims by his descendant in New York, Eva Zirkl. In 2010, an Austrian commission set up by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts, Education, and Culture investigated the ownership history, or provenance, of five paintings by Egon Schiele: "Girl with Sunglasses", "Portrait of Olga Gallus", "Proletrairan Children", "Portrait of Heinrich Benesch", and 'Portrait of a boy" and recommended that the paintings be restituted to Mayländer's heirs.[5] However the commission had no authority to force a private museum like the Leopold Museum to follow its recommendations. In 2016, after negotiations, the Leopold Museum in Vienna agreed to return two of the five watercolour paintings by Schiele to Zirkl.[6][7][8][9]
In 2020, Zirkl, then 98 years old, sued the estate of Robert (Robin) Lehman for Portrait of the Artist's Wife" by Egon Schiele, which had belonged to Mayländer before he was deported and killed.[10][11]
Books were also looted from Mayländer and in 2017 the British Library restituted a copy of a German play that it realized had belonged to him.[12]
^Shoah-Opfer Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes, Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^"Karl Mayländer, Exlibris- und Kunstsammler, 1872- Deportiert am 23.10.1941. – Jazz und Exlibris" (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
^Egon Schiele: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky collections. Prestel Publishing, 2005. p. 119.
^Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport. "Dossier Mayländer Beschluss 18 11 2010" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Five Schiele Watercolors – Leopold Museum and Eva Zirkl — Centre du droit de l'art". plone.unige.ch. Retrieved 2022-12-26. 2010: A commission established by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts, Education, and Culture to evaluate claims under Austria's Art Restitution Act recommended that the five watercolors be restituted to Zirkl.
^Austrian museum returns Nazi plundered artwork. The Local/AFP, 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^"Five Schiele Watercolors – Leopold Museum and Eva Zirkl — Centre du droit de l'art". plone.unige.ch. Retrieved 2022-12-26. However, as a private institution, the Leopold Museum did not have to follow the Commission's recommendation. April 2016: Negotiations resulted in the return of two of the five drawings to Zirkl.
^Leopold Museum returns two Schiele drawings to New York heir. The Art Newspaper, 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^Egon Schiele Works to Be Returned to Descendant of Holocaust Victim. ArtsBeat, The New York Times, 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^"Bronx woman in legal battle with Lehman family over $8M painting looted by Nazis". www.lootedart.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
^"International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)-Case Summary-Lehman Foundation, Inc. v. Zirkl / Bar v. Portrait of the Artist's Wife". www.ifar.org. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
^"British Library returns book stolen by the Nazis to its rightful owner". www.lootedart.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
External linksedit
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karl, mayländer, october, 1872, deported, october, 1941, austrian, collector, businessman, deported, 1941, from, vienna, Łódź, german, occupied, poland, nazis, later, murdered, shoah, portrait, karl, maylander, egon, schiele, 1917, contents, professional, life. Karl Maylander 2 October 1872 deported 23 October 1941 1 was an Austrian art collector and businessman who was deported in 1941 from Vienna to Lodz in German occupied Poland by the Nazis and later murdered in the Shoah 2 Portrait of Karl Maylander Egon Schiele 1917 Contents 1 Professional life 2 Nazi persecution and murder 3 Restitution claims for looted art 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksProfessional life editMaylander was an art collector and critic who was a member of the board of the Volksheim Ottakring later the Volkshochschule Ottakring an adult education school which also hosted art exhibitions Maylander acquired the work of many young Austrian artists including many drawings by Egon Schiele whom he knew personally 3 Nazi persecution and murder editAfter Austria s Anschluss with Nazi Germany Maylander was persecuted because of his Jewish heritage He was deported in 1941 from Vienna to Poland and murdered 4 Restitution claims for looted art editArt by Schiele owned by Maylander has been the subject of restitution claims by his descendant in New York Eva Zirkl In 2010 an Austrian commission set up by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts Education and Culture investigated the ownership history or provenance of five paintings by Egon Schiele Girl with Sunglasses Portrait of Olga Gallus Proletrairan Children Portrait of Heinrich Benesch and Portrait of a boy and recommended that the paintings be restituted to Maylander s heirs 5 However the commission had no authority to force a private museum like the Leopold Museum to follow its recommendations In 2016 after negotiations the Leopold Museum in Vienna agreed to return two of the five watercolour paintings by Schiele to Zirkl 6 7 8 9 In 2020 Zirkl then 98 years old sued the estate of Robert Robin Lehman for Portrait of the Artist s Wife by Egon Schiele which had belonged to Maylander before he was deported and killed 10 11 Books were also looted from Maylander and in 2017 the British Library restituted a copy of a German play that it realized had belonged to him 12 See also editList of claims for restitution for Nazi looted artThe Holocaust in AustriaReferences edit Shoah Opfer Dokumentationsarchiv des osterreichischen Widerstandes Retrieved 16 July 2020 Karl Maylander Exlibris und Kunstsammler 1872 Deportiert am 23 10 1941 Jazz und Exlibris in German Retrieved 2022 12 26 Egon Schiele The Ronald S Lauder and Serge Sabarsky collections Prestel Publishing 2005 p 119 Bundesministerium fur Kunst Kultur offentlichen Dienst und Sport Dossier Maylander Beschluss 18 11 2010 PDF a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Five Schiele Watercolors Leopold Museum and Eva Zirkl Centre du droit de l art plone unige ch Retrieved 2022 12 26 2010 A commission established by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts Education and Culture to evaluate claims under Austria s Art Restitution Act recommended that the five watercolors be restituted to Zirkl Austrian museum returns Nazi plundered artwork The Local AFP 7 April 2016 Retrieved 8 January 2017 Five Schiele Watercolors Leopold Museum and Eva Zirkl Centre du droit de l art plone unige ch Retrieved 2022 12 26 However as a private institution the Leopold Museum did not have to follow the Commission s recommendation April 2016 Negotiations resulted in the return of two of the five drawings to Zirkl Leopold Museum returns two Schiele drawings to New York heir The Art Newspaper 7 April 2016 Retrieved 8 January 2017 Egon Schiele Works to Be Returned to Descendant of Holocaust Victim ArtsBeat The New York Times 7 April 2016 Retrieved 8 January 2017 Bronx woman in legal battle with Lehman family over 8M painting looted by Nazis www lootedart com Retrieved 2023 11 05 International Foundation for Art Research IFAR Case Summary Lehman Foundation Inc v Zirkl Bar v Portrait of the Artist s Wife www ifar org Retrieved 2023 11 05 British Library returns book stolen by the Nazis to its rightful owner www lootedart com Retrieved 2023 11 05 External links edit nbsp Media related to Karl Maylander at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This business related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Maylander amp oldid 1210461379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
