Tag: Cornelius Gurlitt

Museum Sets New Standard

Post author By Sheldon Kirshner
Post date December 2, 2014

The Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland should be congratulated for having established a set of commendable guidelines to deal with the issue of Nazi looted art. Several days ago, the museum announced that experts had been hired to ascertain whether a fabulous collection of paintings, drawings and lithographs inherited from the son of a German art […]

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Jewish Affairs

Death of German Collector Closes A Chapter In The History Of Nazi-Looted Art

Post author By Sheldon Kirshner
Post date May 9, 2014

Cornelius Gurlitt, the reclusive German art collector whose father acquired a treasure trove of 19th and 20th century European master works under questionable circumstances during the Nazi era, passed away in Munich on May 5. He was 81 and had been suffering from a heart ailment. Gurlitt’s death closes a chapter in the history of […]

Tags Cornelius Gurlitt, Germany, Nazi looted art