2021, ISBN: 9780300256215

The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world "[Pe… Mehr…

The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world &quot;[Petropoulos] brings Lohse into sharper focus, as a personality and axis point from which to explore a network of art dealers, collectors and museum curators connected to Nazi looting. . . .&#160;What emerges from Petropoulos&rsquo;s research is a portrait of a charismatic and nefarious figure who tainted everyone he touched.&quot;&mdash;Nina Siegal, New&#160;York Times&ldquo;Readers of art history and WWII biographies will appreciate this engrossing deep dive into one of the world&rsquo;s most prolific art looters.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly Bruno Lohse (1911&ndash;2007) was one of the most notorious art plunderers in history. Appointed by Hermann G&ouml;ring to Hitler&rsquo;s art looting agency in Paris, he went on to help supervise the systematic theft and distribution of more than thirty thousand artworks, taken largely from French Jews, and to assist G&ouml;ring in amassing an enormous private art collection. By the 1950s Lohse was officially denazified but was back in the art dealing world, offering masterpieces of dubious origin to American museums. After his death, dozens of paintings by Renoir, Monet, and Pissarro, among others, were found in his Zurich bank vault and adorning the walls of his Munich home. Jonathan Petropoulos spent nearly a decade interviewing Lohse and continues to serve as an expert witness for Holocaust restitution cases. Here he tells the story of Lohse&rsquo;s life, offering a critical examination of the postwar art world. [PU: Yale University Press], Seiten: 416, Yale University Press, 2021<

2007, ISBN: 9780300256215

A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world  "A well-rounded portrait of a complex figure. . . . Engrossing."—Publis… Mehr…

A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world  "A well-rounded portrait of a complex figure. . . . Engrossing."—Publishers Weekly“With meticulous precision Jonathan uncovers the inner workings of the Nazi looting machine, exposing a network that lasted well into the 1960s. Indeed Göring’s Man still casts a long shadow.”—Simon Goodman, author of The Orpheus Clock   Bruno Lohse (1911–2007) was one of the most notorious art plunderers in history. Appointed by Hermann Göring to Hitler’s art looting agency in Paris, he went on to help supervise the systematic theft and distribution of more than thirty thousand artworks, taken largely from French Jews, and to assist Göring in amassing an enormous private art collection. By the 1950s Lohse was officially denazified but was back in the art dealing world, offering masterpieces of dubious origin to American museums. After his death, dozens of paintings by Renoir, Monet, and Pissarro, among others, were found in his Zurich bank vault and adorning the walls of his Munich home. Jonathan Petropoulos spent nearly a decade interviewing Lohse and continues to serve as an expert witness for Holocaust restitution cases. Here he tells the story of Lohse’s life, offering a critical examination of the postwar art world. Digital Content>E-books>World History>Europe History>Europe History, Yale University Press Digital >16<

2021, ISBN: 9780300256215

The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Yale University Press], Yale University Press, 2021