The old 'Burgtheater'
Restitution status: Heirs being sought
Categories: Prints / Engravings / Copper engravings
Object Data
Artist
Museum
Inventory Number
70.383
Description
Coloured copper engraving: Title below: 'Das Burgtheater am St. Michaelsplatz in Wien', at the bottom left: 'Nach der Natur gezeichnet, und gestochen von C. Schütz in Wien', to the right: 'C. Priv. S. C. M.'
Height
32.4 cm
Width
23.7 cm
Motif
Veduta
Period
18th Century
Provenance Data
Acquisition from the VUGESTA/GESTAPO
Viennese Commission for Restitution
Art restitution proceedings are pending.
The Art Restitution Advisory Board has established owners or their legal successors and has recommended to restore to them the art or cultural object.
City of Vienna, executive city councillor in charge (municipal authorities)
The body in charge has decided to restore the art or cultural object to the owners or their legal successors.
The art or cultural object is kept in the museum/in the collection.
Annotations
Sixth Report on Restitution, Vienna 15 November 2005 (p. 236): 'At the meeting of 19 October 2004, the Viennese Commission on Restitution has unanimously come to the conclusion that the acquisitions of the municipal collections from the Vugesta can in general be regarded as objects of art which can be restituted.'
Request Object
© Art restitution National Fund of the Republic Austria for Victims of National Socialism