Why it matters
Houses in Český Krumlov, his mother's birthplace, are enclosed by a deep blue ring representing the river, as if floating in abstract space. The small painting later became the subject of high-profile Nazi-loot disputes.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1911.
- It belonged to the cabaret artist Fritz Grünbaum, who was murdered by the Nazis.
- It was temporarily seized in New York in 1998.
Based on the Wikipedia article Dead City III (CC BY-SA 4.0).
