Lost Otto Greiner Drawing Resurfaces in LA Ahead of Return to Dresden

A drawing by Otto Greiner, lost since World War II, has reappeared in Los Angeles. The work, "Stehender männlicher Rückenakt" (1892), will be returned to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD) in December. Before that, the Getty Research Institute is hosting an exhibition titled "Lost. Found. Returned." documenting its creation, loss, and rediscovery, focusing on provenance research and international cooperation. The ink drawing is registered in the Lost Art database (No. 142843). A tip from a private individual led two SKD researchers to trace the work from Dresden to LA. Greiner (1869-1916), a Leipzig-born Symbolist, created the piece in Rome in 1892; it was acquired by the Kupferstich-Kabinett two years later. Lost during WWII, it briefly appeared on the German art market in 2001, was bought by a Los Angeles collector in New York in 2005, and entered the Getty Research Institute with his collection in 2016. The exhibition features photos, archival materials, marks, and stamps that trace its journey, along with a video on modern recovery tools and interviews with the researchers.