Claimant's grandfather fled Berlin in April 1933, leaving his art collection behind. The collection was taken into custody by the Dresdner Bank and subsequently sold by the Tax Office of Berlin-Moabit at the Berlin auction house Hans W. Lange on September 25, 1941. The painting was acquired by Thiele, Buende/Westf and then looted from Kessing & Thiele's warehouse by the Nazis.
