02558cam a2200361 i 4500 271047126 TxGeo 20160826120000.0 150721s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015028465 9781250061096 hbk. 1250061091 hbk. (OCoLC)914417714 TxGeo rda Ronald, Susan. Hitler's art thief : Hildebrand Gurlitt, the Nazis, and the looting of Europe's treasures / Susan Ronald. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015. xiv, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-368) and index. "The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment, valued at around $1.35 billion. Gurlitt became known as a man who never was - he didn't have a bank account, never paid tax, never received social security. He simply did not exist. He had been hard-wired into a life of shadows and secrecy by his own father long before he had inherited his art collection built on the spoliation of museums and Jews during Hitler's Third Reich. The ensuing media frenzy unleashed international calls for restitution, unsettled international relations, and rocked the art world. Ronald reveals in this stranger-than-fiction-tale how Hildebrand Gurlitt succeeded in looting in the name of the Third Reich, duping the Monuments Men and the Nazis alike. As an "official dealer" for Hitler and Goebbels, Hildebrand Gurlitt became one of the Third Reich's most prolific art looters. Yet he stole from Hitler too, allegedly to save modern art. This is the untold story of Hildebrand Gurlitt, who stole more than art-he stole lives, too"-- Provided by publisher. 20160826. Gurlitt, Hildebrand. Art thefts Europe History 20th century. Art Collectors and collecting Europe History 20th century. National socialism and art. Art treasures in war Europe History 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 Confiscations and contributions Europe. QS5