German drawing sells at auction for €1.7m following restitution

A remarkable drawing by German artist Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872) that was recently restituted to the family of a Holocaust victim has sold for €1.7m (£1.44m) at an auction in Berlin.

A Branch with Shrivelled Leaves was a finely executed pen and ink over pencil made while the artist …

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