Pisarro Painting Once Seized By Nazis Could Sell For $1.8 Million At Auction After Settlement Between Heirs

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A painting by Camille Pissarro that was seized by Nazis after its Jewish owners left Germany before World War II and was later purchased by another Jewish family in the U.S. will head to auction next month after a settlement was reached by both families.

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Christie’s expects “The Anse des Pilotes, Le Havre,” a scene of a seaport in northern France that Pisarro painted the year he died, to sell for between $1.2 million and $1.8 million.

Christie’s did not disclose the details of the settlement or how the proceeds from the auction will be split according to

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