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Nazi plunder
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Nazi authorities systematically plundered art and valuables from occupied European countries. In Nazi Germany, the looting of Jewish property was a key part of the Holocaust. Nazis also plundered occu
German soldiers in front of Palazzo Venezia in Rome in 1944 with a painting taken from the Naples National Archaeological Museum, Carlo III di Borbone
German soldiers in front of Palazzo Venezia in Rome in 1944 with a painting taken from the Naples National Archaeological Museum, Carlo III di Borbone che visita il papa Benedetto XIV nella coffee-house del Quirinale a Roma by Giovanni Paolo Panini
Jean Metzinger, 1913, En Canot (Im Boot), oil on canvas, 146 cm × 114 cm (57 in × 45 in), exhibited at Moderni Umeni, S.V.U. Mánes, Prague, 1914, acqu
Jean Metzinger, 1913, En Canot (Im Boot), oil on canvas, 146 cm × 114 cm (57 in × 45 in), exhibited at Moderni Umeni, S.V.U. Mánes, Prague, 1914, acquired in 1916 by Georg Muche at the Galerie Der Sturm, confiscated by the Nazis c. 1936, displayed at the Degenerate Art show in Munich, and missing ever since
Albert Gleizes, 1912, Landschaft bei Paris, Paysage près de Paris, Paysage de Courbevoie, oil on canvas, 72.8 cm × 87.1 cm (28.7 in × 34.3 in), missin
Albert Gleizes, 1912, Landschaft bei Paris, Paysage près de Paris, Paysage de Courbevoie, oil on canvas, 72.8 cm × 87.1 cm (28.7 in × 34.3 in), missing from Hannover since 1937
Albert Gleizes, 1911, Stilleben, Nature Morte, Der Sturm postcard, Sammlung Walden, Berlin. Collection Paul Citroen, sold 1928 to Kunstausstellung Der
Albert Gleizes, 1911, Stilleben, Nature Morte, Der Sturm postcard, Sammlung Walden, Berlin. Collection Paul Citroen, sold 1928 to Kunstausstellung Der Sturm, requisition by the Nazis in 1937, and missing since
Art theft and looting during World War II
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Art theft and looting occurred on a massive scale during World War II. It originated with the policies of the Axis powers, primarily Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan, which systematically looted o
Nazi plunder
…Nazi authorities systematically plundered art and valuables from occupied European countries. In Nazi Germany, the looting of Jewish property was a key part of the Holocaust. Nazis also plundered occupied…
Raphael, Portrait of a Young Man, circa 1513 to 1514. Plundered by the Nazis in Poland. Falsely reported to have been found on 1 August 2012, the loca
Raphael, Portrait of a Young Man, circa 1513 to 1514. Plundered by the Nazis in Poland. Falsely reported to have been found on 1 August 2012, the location is still unknown.
Vincent van Gogh, 1888, The Painter on the Road to Tarascon. Listed as "missing" on Monuments Men Foundation 'Most Wanted' website. Property of Kultur
Vincent van Gogh, 1888, The Painter on the Road to Tarascon. Listed as "missing" on Monuments Men Foundation 'Most Wanted' website. Property of Kulturhistorisches Museum in Magdeburg, Germany (formerly the Kaiser-Friedrich Museum).
Gustav Klimt, 1907, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Recovered and sold for US$135 million to Ronald Lauder for his Neue Galerie New York in June 2006
Gustav Klimt, 1907, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Recovered and sold for US$135 million to Ronald Lauder for his Neue Galerie New York in June 2006, which made it at that time the most expensive painting for about 4 months.