Kornfeld

Another disagreement centers on the credibility of the account given by the Swiss dealer, Eberhard Kornfeld, who said he bought the Schiele works from the sister-in-law after she had inherited them from Grünbaum.

In challenging the account and the decision to remove the paintings listed, Grünbaum’s heirs cite discrepancies in Kornfeld’s documents, including multiple misspellings of their relative’s name in what were supposed to be her own signatures.

After local residents quickly shot down that idea, Lang and Kornfeld thought they had found another possible location in Saugerties, New York.

Artie had been turned down everywhere else, but against the express wishes of other Warner Bros. executives, Weintraub put his job on the line and gave Kornfeld $100,000 to make the film.

Kornfeld and Lang agreed to the new plan, and Woodstock Ventures was formed in January 1969. citation The company offices were located in an oddly decorated floor of 47 West 57th Street in Manhattan.