Lea Bondi, later Lea Jaray or Lea Bondi-Jaray (12 December 1880 – 1969) was an Austrian art dealer and art collector who was forced to emigrate to Great Britain due to Nazi persecution after the annexation of Austria to the Nazi German Reich. [1]

Lea Bondi Jaray, a Jewish woman, was forced to flee her home in Austria with nothing more than she could carry. She left behind one of her most precious assets, a painting entitled, “Portrait of Wally” by Egon Shiele. Her painting was taken from her by the Nazi regime. Prior to her death, she attempted to recover the painting, but to no avail.

2024年2月20日 · She was the lead prosecutor responsible for securing a $19 million settlement in the “Portrait of Wally” forfeiture case, which centered on an oil painting stolen by Nazi Party member Friedrich Welz from Jewish gallery owner Lea Bondi in …

As operation of a Jewish-owned business was strictly forbidden under the impending German Nazi law, Lea Bondi Jaray had no choice but to sell her beloved art gallery to a Nazi art enthusiast. It was in the midst of this transaction that Mrs. Bondi was forced to leave her home for safe-haven in London.

Government's complaint alleged that Wally was stolen by a Nazi agent from Lea Bondi in 1939, wrongfully acquired by Leopold, and then knowingly imported by the Leopold Museum into the United States in violation of the National Stolen Property Act.

After having been taken from Lea Bondi, a Jew forced to flee Austria following the Anschluss, the painting “Portrait of Wally” by Egon Schiele was seized by the US Forces at the end of the war. The portrait was first returned by the US Restitution Division to the Austrian Federal Office for Preservation of Historical Monument (BDA).

Lea Bondi Jaray, a Jewish woman, was forced to flee her home in Austria with nothing more than she could carry. She left behind one of her most precious assets, a painting entitled, “Portrait of Wally,” by Egon Shiele. Her painting was taken from her by the Nazi regime. Prior to her death, she attempted to recover the painting, but to no avail.

Wally was stolen by a Nazi agent from Lea Bondi in 1939, wrongfully acquired by Leopold, and then knowingly imported by the Leopold Museum into the United States in violation of the National Stolen Property Act. In other words, what was alleged against the Leopold Museum was that it knowingly trafficked stolen property in the United States.

2010年8月26日 · 这幅肖像画作已在利奥波德博物馆（www.leopoldmuseum.org）展出，此前该馆同意向已故犹太艺术藏家、交易商利·邦迪·贾莱（Lea Bondi Jaray）的后人支付1,900万美元。

Lea Bondi, later Lea Jaray or Lea Bondi-Jaray (12 December 1880 – 1969) was an Austrian art dealer and art collector who was forced to emigrate to Great Britain due to Nazi persecution after the annexation of Austria to the Nazi German Reich.