| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1937/07/19 | The Entartete Kunst exhibit, featuring over 650 paintings, sculptures, prints and books from 32 German museums, premieres in Munich. "Metropolis" is exhibited in Entartete Kunst. | |
| 1937/11/30 | The Entartete Kunst exhibit closes and soon begins moving to 11 other cities in Germany and Austria. | |
| 1939/00/00 | Auctioneer Theodor Fischer is entrusted to sell works of art deemed "degenerate" by the Nazi regime to raise money for its rearmament program. | Galerie Fischer, Luzern, Lucerne, CH |
| 1939/06/30 | Curt Valentin buys "Metropolis" by George Grosz at the Fischer Gallery in Lucerne. | Galerie Fischer, Luzern, Lucerne, CH |
| 1939/06/30 | Working for Alfred Barr, Valentin buys five works: Andre Derain's "Valley of the Lot at Vers", EL Kirchner's "Street Scene", Wilhelm Lehmbruck's "Kneeling Woman", Paul Klee's "Around the Fish" and Henri Matisse's "Blue Window" at the Grand Hotel National. | Grand Hotel National, Luzern, Lucerne, CH |
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