This page hosts court documents from the Manhattan District Attorney's effort to take Egon Schiele's Russian War Prisoner from the Art Institute of Chicago.

The September 17, 2026 decision of the Appellate Division, First Department, vacates the April 2025 turnover orders and the 2023 seizure warrant.

Read the story: Appeals court voids Manhattan DA's seizure of Art Institute of Chicago's Schiele

Appeals court voids DA seizure of Art Institute’s Schiele
The unanimous ruling sends the fight over Russian War Prisoner to federal court.

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