Lost Lives, Lost Art: Jewish Collectors, Nazi Art Theft, and the Quest for Justice

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The legendary names include Rothschild, Mendelssohn, Bloch-Bauer?distinguished bankers, industrialists, diplomats, and art collectors. Their diverse taste ranged from manuscripts and musical instru?ments to paintings by Old Masters and the avant-garde. But their stigma as Jews in Nazi Germany and occupied Europe doomed them to exile or death in Hitler?s concentration camps. Here, after years of meticulous research, Melissa M?ller (Anne Frank: The Biography) and Monika Tatzkow (Nazi Looted Art) present the tragic, compelling stories of 15 Jewish collectors, the dispersal of their extraordinary collections through forced sale and/or confiscation, and the ongoing efforts of their heirs to recover their inheritance. For every victory in the effort to return these works to their rightful heirs, there are daunting defeats and long court battles. This real-life legal thriller follows works by Rembrandt, Klimt, Pissarro, Kandinsky, and others.? ?A heartbreaking and enthralling story of the brutal and mindless Nazi destruction of a singularly cultivated caste of rich German and Austrian Jews and the pillage of their great art collections: a world that was lost and could never be recreated.? ~ Louis Begley Was this product information helpful? Yes No Thanks for your comment! Thanks for your vote! Please write your feedback before submitting. Skip var ugcFeedbackTooltip = new FKART.ui.Tooltip({ nearElement: $("body"), cssClass: "ugc-feedback-tooltip", message: ' ' });