Museum Worthy: Nazi Art Plunder in Postwar Western Europe

by Elizabeth Campbell

Book Overview

Art looting is commonly recognized as a central feature of Nazi expropriation. After the war, the famed Monuments Men (and women) recovered several hundred thousand pieces from the Germans' makeshift repositories. Well publicized restitution cases, such as that of Gustav Klimt's luminous painting featured in the film Woman in Gold, illustrate the legacy of Nazi looting in the art world today. But what happened to looted art that was never returned...

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798874788407
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Tantor Audio
• Length: 1 Pages