Richmond: Painting by German expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner believed lost or stolen by the Nazis acquired by the VMFA
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has acquired a painting by German expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, which was presumed lost or stolen by the Nazis and was recently returned to the original owners.
Painting by German expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner believed lost or stolen by the Nazis acquired by the VMFA
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