After Gutmann’s death in 1925, the stem cup remained in the Heemstede home of his son Fritz Gutmann, who was executor of his father’s estate and director of the Gutmann Family Trust, until 1941, when it appeared on a list of works sought by the Nazi-associated dealer Karl Haberstock. The stem cup, or Haufenbecher, made in Munich in the 16th century, appeared in Otto von Falke’s 1917 catalogue of Eugen Gutmann’s famed silver collection. The Department will continue to help victims of Nazi persecution and their heirs with their quest for the restitution of cultural objects lost between 19.” I commend The Met for working with DFS to resolve this claim, delivering a measure of justice for the Gutmann family. “This recovery honors the memory of Fritz Gutmann, who put his life at risk to protect the famed silver collection of his father, Eugen Gutmann. “I am pleased that the New York State Department of Financial Services’ Holocaust Claims Processing Office (HCPO) was able to play a vital role in the restitution of this silver stem cup 80 years after its loss,” said Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. New York, February 19, 2020-The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) Holocaust Claims Processing Office (HCPO) today jointly announced that The Met is restituting a 16th-century silver stem cup to the heirs of Eugen Gutmann.
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