The Munich Art Hoard

Hitler's Dealer and His Secret Legacy

Catherine Hickley

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Thames & Hudson
01 September 2016

In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of art. Cornelius Gurlitt's trove, inherited from his father Hildebrand, art dealer to the Nazi regime, caused a worldwide media sensation.

Here, Catherine Hickley uncovers the story behind the headlines. She takes us from the street-corner battles of Kristallnacht in Breslau, Silesia, to modern-day Madison Avenue in New York; from the charred ruins of post-war Dresden to the current cosy prosperity of the Swiss capital Berne. We witness the shady dealings of the Paris art world in the 1940s and listen in on political debates in modern-day Berlin, as politicians and lawyers puzzle over the inadequacies of a legal framework that to this day falls short in securing justice for the heirs of those robbed by the Nazis.

By: Catherine Hickley
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9780500292570
ISBN 10: 0500292574
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 September 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Two Riders on the Beach • 2 This Barbaric Art • 3 An Isle of Free Thought • 4 Deals with the Devil • 5 Surviving the Inferno • 6 Secrets and Lies • 7 A Dark Inheritance • 8 Selling Plunder • 9 The Augsburg Prosecutor • 10 The World Gasps • 11 Late Justice • 12 Berne’s Burden

Reviews for The Munich Art Hoard: Hitler's Dealer and His Secret Legacy

'A comprehensive narrative … meticulously lays out the spidery network of ties, lies and fears that helped Gurlitt save his own skin' - The Economist 'Hickley tells the story of the Gurlitts, as well as of the efforts made by some of the heirs of the works’ original owners to get them back, with forensic attentiveness to detail' - Art Quarterly 'A splendid account of skulduggery … a riveting read' - The Oldie 'Catherine Hickley knows her subject inside out … excellent' - Jewish Quarterly