The 1997 discovery of Egon Schiele's 'Portrait of Wally' on the walls of the Museum of Modern Art sparked a landmark court case involving the Manhattan District Attorney, the US Government, and the heirs of a Viennese gallery owner against an Austrian Museum and MoMA.
Portrait of Wally
A Nazi-looted painting, Egon Schiele's 'Portrait of Wally,' was discovered at the Museum of Modern Art in 1997, sparking a landmark court case involving the Manhattan District Attorney and the United States.
