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This photo illustration created in Los Angeles, California, on September 13, 2023, shows a person looking on a computer screen at artwork by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele entitled "Russian War Prisoner" (L), "Portrait of a Man" (R) and "Girl With Black Hair" (top), which were seized by investigators after the Manhattan district attorney's office issued warrants. US authorities seized three artworks sought by the heirs of a Jewish art collector who died in the Holocaust, officials said on September 14, 2023. They confirmed a story in The New York Times that said New York investigators had taken these works by the 1900s Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele from three museums throughout the country. In warrants issued September 12, 2023, and seen by AFP, the New York state supreme court said "there is reasonable cause to believe" the works constitute stolen property. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)