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70-Year-Old Painting Returned to Poland After WWII

11/7/2025

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The 20th-century painting "Summer" by Danish artist Bertha Wegmann has been returned to Polish authorities after 70 years missing.
It was last recorded in a girls' school in Wroclaw and disappeared after World War II.
The painting resurfaced at an auction in Denmark, prompting Polish officials to claim it.
It will be displayed at the Wroclaw National Museum.
Since 2008, Poland has recovered 805 artworks lost during wartime.

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The 20th-century painting "Summer" by Danish artist Bertha Wegmann has been returned to Polish authorities after 70 years missing.
It was last recorded in a girls' school in Wroclaw and disappeared after World War II.
The painting resurfaced at an auction in Denmark, prompting Polish officials to claim it.
It will be displayed at the Wroclaw National Museum.
Since 2008, Poland has recovered 805 artworks lost during wartime.