Artwork believed stolen during Holocaust seized from Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele held by the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College in Ohio were seized during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector. (Associated Press)

NEW YORK — Three artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states by New York law enforcement authorities.

The art was seized Wednesday from the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College in Ohio.