Director: Andrew SheaRun Time: 90 min.
Call Number: N8795.3.A8 P67 2012
"As detailed in Andrew Shea's fascinating documentary 'Portrait of Wally,' Egon Schiele's haunting 1912 painting of his mistress and favorite model Wally Neuzil had a complicated, extremely dramatic history as well as a legal and cultural significance that can't be overestimated. The battle to return this heartfelt painting . . . to the family of the woman who originally owned it jump-started the current international art restitution movement that reunites misappropriated objects with their original owners. . . . On one level, the story of this painting should have been the simple one of a great work of art returned to its rightful owners. By showing how difficult and problematic righting a wrong can turn out to be, 'Portrait of Wally' does itself proud."
—Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
