Due to his eccentric clothing and unusual hairstyle, he was the most photographed and portrayed person in Prague. He was a fervent Zionist and traveled on foot to the congresses in Basel, London, and The Hague. In 1932, the physician Dr. Arthur Heller published a psychological study on Guttmann. While the public mocked the painter as a mere "figure of fun," Heller was fascinated by his unshakable self-confidence. He scientifically examined how Guttmann, despite poverty and marginalization, was able to maintain such a strong, almost messianic identity. After his deportation to the Litzmannstadt (Łódź) Ghetto, Robert Guttmann died of starvation in 1942, after five months in the ghetto.

Lilli Fischel - Part 3: Her Struggle for Restitution
Following the director’s death in 1927, Lilli Fischel took over the leadership of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. Continuing a modern acquisition policy, she quickly came under fire from völkisch circles, which heavily criticized her acquisitions of contemporary and international art. Immediately after the Nazi seizure of power, she was dismissed from civil service in April 1933 due to her Jewish heritage and was banned from practicing her profession.

In the third and final part, we document the arduous path to justice through her restitution files. Grueling efforts were required to obtain compensation from the fledgling German state for the injustices she had suffered. After the end of the war, Lilli Fischel returned to service at the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, where she worked as an employee until her retirement.