169. 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts [1925.]
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169. 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts [1925.]
bronze, 7.5 x 7 cm
PROVENANCE
Until the late 1940s: Historical collection of Ervin Weiss (1884-1966) and Branka Weiss (1902-1975); 1947: The Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of Croatia declares Weiss's collection a private collection of public significance; After 1949: The collection is inventory by the communist regime, followed by confiscation; 1955: Transferred to the care of the Modern Gallery, where it is kept for the next 70 years; After 2021: The collection passes into the ownership of the Weiss family heirs, after nearly 30 years of restitution proceedings.
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