Mór Lipót Herzog (1869-1934) was a Jewish Hungarian art collector, banker, and large estate owner whose art collection is the object of Holocaust-related restitution claims.

Life

Herzog, known as Baron Herzog, was born in 1869 in Budapest and was Jewish. He participated in the

Sonderbund westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler The "Sonderbund" — as it is normally called; its complete name being Sonderbund westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler (the "Separate League of West German Art Lovers and Artists"), and also known as Sonderbund group — was a "specia ...

. He died on 19 November 1934, in Budapest. He was buried at Fiumei Street Cemetery. He is also known as: Mor Lipot Herzog, Mór Lipót Herzog de Csete, Baron Mór Lipót Herzog, Moriz Leopold Herzog von Csete

Art collection

Herzog's art collection was the largest in Hungary and contained many masterpieces. The collection was estimated to contain more than 2,000 artworks, including The Rue Mosnier Dressed with Flags and La Négresse by Manet as well as

Francisco de Zurbarán Francisco de Zurbarán ( , ; baptized 7 November 1598 – 27 August 1664) was a Spanish painter. He is known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns, and martyrs, and for his still-lifes. Zurbarán gained the nickname "Spanis ...

’s portrait of ''Saint Andrew, The Annunciation to Joachim by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1518)''

Nazi looting and lawsuits for restitution

Martha Nierenberg, his granddaughter, tried for many years to recover art looted from the Herzog family. In 2010, his heirs sued the Hungarian government for the return of more than 40 paintings seized during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, valued in excess of US$ 100 million. The case reached the

United States Supreme court The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that turn on question ...

as De Csepel et al. v. Republic of Hungary et al.

References

{{Authority control Jewish art collectors Nazi-looted art Jewish Hungarian history 1869 births 1934 deaths People from Austria-Hungary Subjects of Nazi art appropriations