Oscar Bondy

Oscar Bondy (1878–1943) was persecuted as a Jew after Austria’s annexation (Anschluss) by the German Reich, and his assets were ‘Aryanised’. Salzburg Museum requested the allocation of ‘Aryanised’ objects from the Vienna Institute for Monument Preservation (Federal Monuments Authority) and, between 1940 and 1942, received 99 items from Bondy’s art collection as part of the so-called Führerspende (Führer donation). After 1945, Oscar Bondy’s widow applied for restitution, and between 1948 and 1952, Salzburg Museum returned 72 items. On 5 November 2021, the Federal Art Restitution Advisory Board, which Salzburg Museum had consulted, recommended the restitution of ten further items that had been found. The Board of Trustees of Salzburg Museum followed this recommendation with a resolution on 9 November 2021. The items were returned on 12 February 2025.