Egon Schiele art to be returned to heirs of Jewish cabaret star killed by Nazis

The cabaret star Fritz Grünbaum, who died in Dachau concentration camp, was an avid collector of works from Austria’s prewar modernist movement. Photograph: Brandstaetter Images/Getty Images

Seven artworks by Egon Schiele held in the US are to be handed back to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret star who owned them before being killed in Dachau concentration camp, Manhattan prosecutors have announced, marking a turning point in one of the art world’s longest-running restitution cases of Nazi-era looted art.

The works by the Austrian expressionist, including a self-portrait, are scheduled to be voluntarily returned to the heirs of Fritz Grünbaum at a ceremony at the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday, the New York Times reported.