Oxen and cart

was purchased by the Graz Landesmuseum in 1943; in 1947 it was mistakenly returned to the wrong heirs, who probably sold the painting to an art shop in Austria in the 1960s; After fleeing Austria, the Kraus couple were expatriated and on 13 June 1941, the Gestapo confiscated all of their assets in favour of the German Reich. In addition to the properties in Vienna Grinzing, securities etc., the removal lifts still stored at the Kirchner & Co. haulage company at this time were also forfeited to the German Reich. The confiscated removal lifts were sold by the Secret State Police (Vugesta) administration office for Jewish removal goods. Vugesta's account book shows who acquired the paintings from the Kraus Collection: Director Posse bought paintings worth RM 11,500 for the Linz Art Museum („Führermuseum“), other works of art were sold by Vugesta to the Joanneum in Graz, the Österreichische Galerie-Belvedere or the Albertina. In addition, Vugesta also sold pieces from the collection to Nazi renegades (such as Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hofmann) and to Nazi favourites (including the asset manager Stefan Lehner). Those pictures that were still in the Austrian Gallery-Belvedere, the Albertina and the Joanneum in Graz have since been returned to the rightful heirs of Gottlieb Bohumil and Mathilde Kraus. Nevertheless, at least 7 paintings from the collection are still considered lost today.