Carl Ludwig Elias (Q108813086)
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German Jewish lawyer and art collector murdered in Holocaust (1891-1942)
- Dr. jur. Karl Ludwig Elias
- Karl Elias
- Karl Ludwig Elias
- Ludwig Elias
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| English | Carl Ludwig Elias |
German Jewish lawyer and art collector murdered in Holocaust (1891-1942) |
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Elias died in 1927. His wife, Julie, and son, Ludwig, left Germany in 1938 due to the Nazi restrictions on Jewish residents and settled in Norway, where they were able to extend their residency permits for several years. However, the situation became complicated after the invasion of the Nazis in December 1940. The art works in Julius? collection proved invaluable at this time, due to the difficulty in removing money from German accounts. Several works were sold through lawyers or dealers to pay for living expenses. Julie, who was quite ill at the time, managed to avoid being sent to an internment camp, and stayed with friends until her death on 21 August 1943. Because of her delicate state, she was never told the truth about her son?that he had been deported with some 500 other Jews from Denmark to Auschwitz in 1942. (English)
2012
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Pierre Renoir, Cagnes.Private collection, Paris.Dr Julius Elias, Berlin.Mrs Julie Elias and her son, Ludwig Elias, Berlin & Norway, by descent from the above in July 1927; sold under duress before 20 December 1940. Halfdan Hammerlund, Oslo, by whom acquired from the above.Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York.Virginia M. Rosenthal, New York, by whom acquired from the above on 17 February 1941; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14 April 1945, lot 196.Siegfried & Lola Kramarsky, New York.Please note that the present work is being offered for sale pursuant to a settlement agreement between the current owner and the heirs of Dr Julius and Mrs Julie Elias. This settlement agreement resolves the dispute over ownership of the work and title will pass to the successful bidder. (English)
27 April 2024