Tag: Gurlitt

  • Nazi-loot or rightful property: How Gurlitt sr. obtained the Munich art-treasure

    Nazi-loot or rightful property: How Gurlitt sr. obtained the Munich art-treasure

    The Munich art-treasure keeps raising questions. Journalists have now researched the background Cornelius Gurlitt’s father, Hildebrand Gurlitt ( 1895-1956 ). Hildebrand Gurlitt was a respected art dealer in the Third Reich and was connected to Hitler. Nonetheless, Gurlitt’s role in the nazi-era remained ambiguous. Right after the war he was suspected of cooperation with the nazi’s, but…