Eugen Moritz Buchthal (11 March 1878 – 1954) was a German Jewish businessman and art collector persecuted by the Nazis.
[4] The Buchthals had an important art collection, supported artists and loaned artworks to the National Museum in Berlin.
[5][6] Their collection included works by Otto Müller, Emil Nolde, Lyonel Feininger, Wilhelm Lehmbruck and Franz Marc.
[7][8] When the Nazis came to power in 1933, Buchthal and his family were persecuted because of his Jewish heritage even though he was assimilated.
[10] The heirs of Eugen and Thea Buchthal have registered 141 search requests on the German Lost Art Foundation website for artworks lost due to Nazi persecution.