Virgin and Child, by the Master of Flémalle (1375-1444)
Stuttgart museum returns looted medieval masterpiece
Jewish art dealer who fled to Canada was forced to sell art during Nazi Era
by: David D’Arcy
March 2013--The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart has returned Virgin and Child, a 15th-century painting attributed to the Master of Flémalle (1375-1444), to the estate of Max Stern, a German-born Jewish dealer who fled the Nazis and later operated the Dominion Gallery in Montreal. The restitution ceremony took place in Berlin at the Canadian Embassy.
SOURCE: The Art Newspaper
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