lost museum: the Nazi conspiracy to steal the world's greatest works of art
TitleThe lost museum: the Nazi conspiracy to steal the world's greatest works of art
Call number709.44/0001
Object number03409
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherBasic Books
Year of publication
1997
Physical description278p.,index, bibliographical references
MaterialBook
ISBN0465041949
Description
Tells the story of the Jewish art collectors and gallery owners in France who were stripped of rare works by artists such as Rembrandt, Degas, Cezanne and Picasso. Explores the systematic confiscation of these artworks, focusing on the private collections of five families: Rothschild, Rosenberg, Bernheim-Jeune, David-Weill and Schloss.