Studied art history and history in Vienna. 1995-2008 employee at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere (art education). Research focus on forgotten Jewish women artists of the first half of the 20th century. 2020-2024 Provenance researcher at the Jewish Community Vienna, Art Restitution Department. Since 2024 Member of the Commission for Provenance Research, focus on Heritage research. Member of Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V.
Eduard Epstein was one of seven children of Moritz Epstein, a teacher from Bohemia, and his wife Babette. In 1904, he married Margarete Kraus in accordance with Mosaic rites in Prague.