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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 days agoPainting stolen by the Nazis surfaces in the Netherlands thanks to a man who was unaware he was a descendant of an SS general
A Nazi-looted painting resurfaced in a family connected to a Dutch Waffen-SS collaborator, causing shock and revealing ties to Jacques Goudstikker’s looted collection.
fromwww.dw.com
5 days agoNazi-looted artwork surfaces with Dutch collaborator's heirs
Dutch art detective Arthur Brand said he could confirm that the work, “Portrait of a Young Girl by Toon Kelder, came from the famed Goudstikker collection. It was looted during World War II. Brand says he was approached months ago through an intermediary by the Seyffardt family member. The relative had discovered to his horror that his family had been concealing some uncomfortable secrets that he was a descendant of Seyffardt, who was associated with the Waffen-SS, and that the painting could demonstrably be traced to the Goudstikker collection.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months agoGustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction
Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for $236.4m at Sotheby's, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned and the second-highest auction price overall.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
6 months agoFrench film brings the drama behind a Nazi-looted Schiele painting to life
An auctioneer is like a plastic surgeon. You have to trust them," she says. "So I trust you." She entrusts her piece to André Masson (played by the actor Alex Lutz)-a character named for the French Surrealist painter-who explains to his new assistant: "The fantastic part of the job is turning up a real rarity. You're Indiana Jones. But 99% of the time is soliciting. Like a whore.
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