Do you know anything about these artworks?

The National Museum in Norway is attempting to connect works that were likely stolen from Jewish families during WW2 with their rightful heirs.

Experts at the museum have identified artworks by Piranesi, Rossini, Chahine and Kittelsen that were most likely stolen from Jewish persons that perished in Nazi death camps, as well as a major work by Peter Nicolai Arbo, The Night – a large, dramatic oil painting from 1887 that is currently on display in the museum in Oslo.

A podcast under production for the public national broadcaster NRK, on the subject of the art and other property stolen from Norway’s Jewish population, is working with the museum to attempt to connect these artworks with their rightful owners.

Thorough investigation of available documents has so far yielded no results.

The artworks were donated to the museum years after the war, but later investigation indicate their origin to likely be the confiscation of Jewish property by the Nazi regime in occupied Norway.

Any information regarding the works is greatly appreciated. The rightful heirs may very well reside outside Norway. We’re also interested in any other relevant information about stolen artworks/property with a connection to Norway and WW2.

Contact us at radiodok@nrk.no.