Exclusive authorised publication: a first stock-taking of the Gurlitt art trove
For the first time: a presentation of 450 works from the spectacular Gurlitt estate
Showcase example of the topical subject of the present-day treatment of stolen and looted art
35,00 $
[US]
Gurlitt: Status Report
Otto Dix, Franz Marc, Emil Nolde, Paul Cézanne, Vasily Kandinsky and Claude Monet – when over 1,000 artworks by outstanding artists of the modern era appeared on the scene in 2012, the find was celebrated as a sensation, though the suspicion that it might be art looted by the Nazis also reared its head. This extensive, lavishly illustrated publication documents for the first time a selection of works from the estate of the art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt and examines the turbulent story of the ‘Gurlitt art trove’.
images
description
In addition to the presentation of the pictures, the estate of Cornelius Gurlitt (1932–2014), the son of the art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt, is set in its historical context by a prestigious list of authors, thereby ensuring transparency and enlightenment. One important topic is the provenance of the works, which in some cases were vilified by the National Socialist regime as “degenerate art”. Which works in this collection are looted art? Which ones were purchased legally, and which ones were acquired in forced sales? Another area of focus will be the biographies of Jewish collectors and artists who were the victims of art theft and the Holocaust.
A further topic of investigation is how stolen works were returned to the museums and private collections after 1945. The official catalogue of the Kunstmuseum Bern and the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Bundeskunsthalle) in Bonn permits for the first time a nuanced understanding of this case which is unique in the postwar history of Germany.
A further topic of investigation is how stolen works were returned to the museums and private collections after 1945. The official catalogue of the Kunstmuseum Bern and the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Bundeskunsthalle) in Bonn permits for the first time a nuanced understanding of this case which is unique in the postwar history of Germany.
press commentaries
Art from the vast trove hidden for decades.
The Washington Post
A compensation for the arts.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
mehr anzeigen
First public showing of Monet, Rodin and Maillol from Gurlitt trove.
The New York Times
Praiseworthy and long-overdue.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Details
In stock
348 pages, 480 colour illustrations
24 x 28 cm, hardcover
24 x 28 cm, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-2963-2
Events
Berlin
| Martin-Gropius-Bau
Bern
| Kunstmuseum Bern
Categories
Art 20th Century
|
Art and Cultural History
|
Painting
|
Museums and Collections
|
Painting 20th Century
|
Expressionism
Keywords
Restitution, NS, Nazi, Felixmüller, Greibel, Lachnit, Menzel, Boucher, Forain, Jews, Monument Men, World War, National Socialism, Hitler, Art trade, art robbery, Bergier Commission, Lost Art, Washington Principles
Download