New York court rejected the claim of heirs of the German artist Georg Grossa (George Grosz), requiring the return of three works by masters from the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). They said the paintings "Portrait of the poet Max Herrmann-Naysse" (1927), "Self-Portrait with Artist's Model" (1928), and watercolor "Republican Machines" (1920) had been stolen by the Nazis in 1930, when Gross left Germany and left their work from a dealer Alfred Flehthayma (Alfred Flechtheim).

In response, representatives of the MoMA, acquired works Grossa in 1946-1954, respectively, stated that these works were never Nazi trophies. That they have learned as a result of the investigation tangled history of their existence.

More the history of three works of George Grossa can read here.

Judge John MakMeon (John McMahon) dismissed the heirs on the basis of the expiration of a three-year statute of limitations. Heirs of the first time demanded that the museum return them to the work of Gros, in November 2003, but the case was initiated only in April 2009.

Material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Sources: theartnewspaper.com , artinvestment.ru