Hitler's art thief Hildebrand Gurlitt, the Nazis, and the looting of Europe's treasures
"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...
| Main Author: | Ronald, Susan (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. The unmaking of the man
- New York, May 1944
- At the beginning: Germany, 1907
- From the Hague to Vienna
- Cause and effect
- War
- Gurlitt's struggle
- Peace
- Aftermath
- Weimar trembles
- Part II. Art and politics
- Rebels with a cause
- Hopes and dreams
- From New York to Zwickau
- The mysterious Mr. Kirchbach
- The root of evil
- Chameleons and crickets
- The first stolen lives
- Part III. World war and wilderness
- Chambers of horrors
- The four horsemen
- Tradecraft
- The treasure houses
- The posse years
- Swallowing the treasure
- Viau
- King Raffke
- Quick, the Allies are coming!
- Surrendered...or captured?
- Part IV. The stolen lives
- House arrest
- Under the microscope
- Düsseldorf
- Aftermath and Munich
- The lion tamer
- Feeding frenzy.