Baron Herzog

Not to be confused with Kedem Winery, which produces a label known as Baron Herzog.

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.

Baron Herzog
Born	1869 (1869)
Died	1934 (1935)
Other names	Mór Lipót Herzog,Mór Lipót Herzog de Csete,Baron Mór Lipót Herzog,
Occupation(s)	art collector, banker
Known for	largest art collection in Hungary, Holocaust-related art case before United States Supreme Court

Life

Herzog, known as Baron Herzog, was born in 1869 in Budapest and was Jewish. He participated in the Sonderbund westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler.^[1]

He died on November 19, 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.^[2][3][4][5]

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’s portrait of Saint Andrew, The Annunciation to Joachim by Lucas Cranach the Elder( 1518) and The Annunciation to Joachim by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1518)^[6]

Nazi looting and lawsuits for restitution

Martha Nierenberg, his granddaughter, tried for many years to recover art looted from the Herzog family.^{[7][8][9][10]}

In 2010, his heirs sued the Hungarian government for the return of more than 40 paintings seized during World War II, valued in excess of US$ 100 million.^[11][12][13]

The case reached the United States Supreme court as De Csepel et al. v. Republic of Hungary et al.^[14][15]

References

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9. Liphshiz, Cnaan. "US Holocaust survivor who spent decades fighting for family's looted art dies". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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11. "Case Review: de Csepel v. Republic of Hungary". Center for Art Law. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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13. McLaughlin, Daniel. "Heirs of collector sue Hungary for return of art stolen by Nazis". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
14. "Herzog Collection – De Csepel et al. v. Republic of Hungary et al. — Centre du droit de l'art". plone.unige.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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