ˈæftɚ ðə sɚɹˈɛndɚɹ ʌvðə θˈɜːd ɹˈaɪx ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz ɡɹˈæntᵻd lˈʌdwɪɡ pɚmˈɪʃən tə ɹᵻzˈuːm pˈeɪntɪŋ; hiː mˈuːvd tə bˈɜːtʃtɪsɡˌædən, bɐvˈɛɹiə.
After the surrender of the Third Reich in 1945, the Americans granted Ludwig permission to resume painting; he moved to Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.