Picasso painting looted by Nazis will return to heirs of Jewish banker
Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, a descendant of composer Felix Mendelssohn, sold the pastel work titled “Head of a Woman” in 1934, along with at least 15 other significant artworks. He died in 1935.
A ladder stands in front of two paintings by Pablo Picasso at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; Picasso smashed the rules of painting and sculpture(photo credit: REUTERS/KAI PFAFFENBACH)ByMARCY OSTER/JTA