Baron Herzog Explained

Baron Herzog
Other Names:	Mór Lipót Herzog,Mór Lipót Herzog de Csete,Baron Mór Lipót Herzog,
Occupation:	art collector, banker
Known For:	largest art collection in Hungary, Holocaust-related art case before United States Supreme Court

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.

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sonderbund KÖLN 1912. 1912.
2. Web site: Heirs of Baron Herzog continue battle for Nazi-looted art collection despite US Supreme Court dismissal. 2021-02-06. www.theartnewspaper.com. 7 February 2019 .
3. Web site: 2011-10-05. Lunching under the Goya. Jewish Collectors in Budapest at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century. 2021-02-06. Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History. en-US.
4. News: Esterow. Milton. 2020-10-16. After 75 Years and 15 Claims, a Bid to Regain Lost Art Inches Forward. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-02-06. 0362-4331.
5. Web site: Balogh. Eva S.. Mór Lipót Herzog. 2021-02-06. Hungarian Spectrum. 7 June 2016 . en-US.
6. Web site: About the Artworks « Hungary Looted. 2021-02-06.
7. News: Mashberg. Tom. 2020-07-30. Martha Nierenberg, Entrepreneur Who Sought Art's Return, Dies at 96. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-02-06. 0362-4331.
8. Web site: ISZA/Stringe. Getty/FERENC. Martha Nierenberg, entrepreneur and art restitution plaintiff, dies at 96. 2021-02-06. The Forward. 31 July 2020 . en-US.
9. Web site: Liphshiz. Cnaan. US Holocaust survivor who spent decades fighting for family's looted art dies. 2021-02-06. www.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
10. Web site: Libre.be. La. 2003-03-19. Enquête sur l'art volé sous les nazis. 2021-02-06. LaLibre.be. fr.
11. Web site: 2019-05-03. Case Review: de Csepel v. Republic of Hungary. 2021-02-06. Center for Art Law. en-US.
12. News: Vogel. Carol. 2010-07-27. Hungary Sued in Holocaust Art Claim (Published 2010). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-02-06. 0362-4331.
13. News: McLaughlin. Daniel. Heirs of collector sue Hungary for return of art stolen by Nazis. 2021-02-06. The Irish Times. en.
14. Web site: Herzog Collection – De Csepel et al. v. Republic of Hungary et al. — Centre du droit de l'art. 2021-02-06. plone.unige.ch.
15. Web site: de Csepel v. Republic of Hungary. 2021-02-06. SCOTUSblog. en-US.