Swiss Buhrle Foundation reaches settlement with heirs of Jewish collector over Manet's 'La Sultane'

The Bührle Foundation, responsible for an art collection with a troubled history, has reached a settlement allowing Édouard Manet's La Sultane to be displayed at the Kunsthaus Zurich. The painting's history is marred by its acquisition from Paul Rosenberg, a dealer linked to Jewish collector Max Silberberg, who was forced to diminish his collection under Nazi pressures. An independent report criticized the Bührle Foundation for insufficient provenance research and failure to disclose the art's connections to former Jewish owners, prompting discussions about the ethics of such art displays.

The Bührle Foundation has settled with heirs of a Jewish collector, allowing Manet's La Sultane to remain displayed at Kunsthaus Zurich despite the collection's controversial history.

The independent report led by Raphael Gross criticized the Bührle Foundation's provenance research as inadequate, omitting crucial information about former Jewish owners of the art.

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