Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Painting Sells for $42 Million at Auction

New York Times15 October 2026, 13:29 UTCRussia

“The Colorful Life,” a 1907 work by the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, had been returned to the original owners’ heirs in 2023.

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