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Hitler's art thief : Hildebrand Gurlitt, the Nazis, and the looting of Europe's treasures / Susan Ronald.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250061096 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: xiv, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), genealogical table ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Stroud Branch | 709.2 Gurli-R | 31681002807519 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A bizarre tale of a father and aged sonâof secret deals, treachery and the search for truthâtells the sensational story of a cache of masterpieces not seen since they vanished during the Nazi terror. - Baker & Taylor
"The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment, valued at around $1.35 billion. Gurlitt became knownas a man who never was - he didn't have a bank account, never paid tax, never received social security. He simply did not exist. He had been hard-wired into a life of shadows and secrecy by his own father long before he had inherited his art collection built on the spoliation of museums and Jews during Hitler's Third Reich. The ensuing media frenzy unleashed international calls for restitution, unsettled international relations, and rocked the art world. Ronald reveals in this stranger-than-fiction-tale how Hildebrand Gurlitt succeeded in looting in the name of the Third Reich, duping the Monuments Men and the Nazis alike. As an "official dealer" for Hitler and Goebbels, Hildebrand Gurlitt became one of the Third Reich's most prolific art looters. Yet he stole from Hitler too, allegedly to save modern art. This is the untold story of Hildebrand Gurlitt, who stole more than art-he stole lives, too"-- - Baker & Taylor
Tells the story of a cache, found in a Munich apartment in 2013, that contained masterpieces not seen since the Nazi terror, and of the bizarre relationship between a son and his father, a man who looted art for Hitler. - McMillan Palgrave
The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment, valued at around $1.35 billion. Gurlitt became known as a man who never was - he didn't have a bank account, never paid tax, never received social security. He simply did not exist. He had been hard-wired into a life of shadows and secrecy by his own father long before he had inherited his art collection built on the spoliation of museums and Jews during Hitler's Third Reich. The ensuing media frenzy unleashed international calls for restitution, unsettled international relations, and rocked the art world.
Susan Ronald reveals in this stranger-than-fiction-tale how Hildebrand Gurlitt succeeded in looting in the name of the Third Reich, duping the Monuments Men and the Nazis alike. As an "official dealer" for Hitler and Goebbels, Hildebrand Gurlitt became one of the Third Reich's most prolific art looters. Yet he stole from Hitler too, allegedly to save modern art. Hitler's Art Thief is the untold story of Hildebrand Gurlitt, who stole more than art-he stole lives, too. - McMillan Palgrave
The sensational story of a cache of masterpieces not seen since they vanished during the Nazi terrorâa bizarre tale of a father and aged son, of secret deals, treachery and the search for truth.
