Nazi-Looted Georg Kolbe Fountain Sets Auction Record After Restitution
A fountain by German sculptor Georg Kolbe, looted by the Nazis and recently restituted to its original owner's descendants, has set a new auction record. The Tänzerinnen-Brunnen, featuring a bronze dancer supported by limestone figures, was sold for €4 million at Villa Grisebach's auction in Berlin. The fountain was originally commissioned by Heinrich Stahl, a Jewish art collector, and was forcibly sold during the Nazi regime. The Georg Kolbe Museum, which had held the fountain since the 1970s, initiated a research project that led to its restitution in accordance with the 1998 Washington Principles. 
