This exhibition, opened on January 15, 1943, showcased the new acquisitions made by the Austrian Gallery in 1942, highlighting the institution's collecting activities during the NS period. It featured works by both French masters like Monet and Degas, and Austrian artists from various periods.
Despite wartime disruptions, the Belvedere maintained a limited museum operation, leading to the opening of the 'New Acquisitions of the Austrian Gallery 1942' exhibition on January 15, 1943. This show demonstrated the intensive collecting efforts supported by the Vienna Reichsstatthalterei during the NS era. According to the catalog, 32 of the 71 acquisitions from 1942 were displayed, including French masterpieces by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, and Claude Monet, alongside paintings by Austrian artists such as Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Hans Makart, and Alfred Wickenburg, spanning from the Baroque to contemporary periods.
Additionally, the presentation included twelve other works inventoried in 1940/41 and 1943. Notably, Vincent van Gogh's 'Mohnfeld' (Poppy Field), currently housed at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, was also exhibited under catalog number 44, though it later entered the private collection of Reichsstatthalter Baldur von Schirach. The exhibition was managed under the direction of Bruno Grimschitz and with the involvement of Fritz Novotny.
