A rare Franz Marc painting which was sold to German-American film director William Dieterle in 1940 so it would not be destroyed by the Nazis is now set to be auctioned for £35million after it was returned to its original owner's family. The oil painting, named 'The Foxes', was created in 1913 by expressionist painter Franz Marc, who is considered by many to be the father of modernism and was mostly known for his paintings of animals in vibrant colours.The painting by Marc, who died in 1916 aged 36, was purchased by Jewish investment banker Kurt Grawi and his wife Else in 1928, who then smuggled it to the US after they fled in 1939.
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