Leading art museums are reassessing their works after a Belgian journalist traced how a fascist sympathiser acquired a Jewish dealer’s collection
“Unforgettable . . . a powerful, page-turning tale of two extraordinary heroines who risk their lives rescuing stolen masterpieces during the Nazi occupati...
A new book recounts one woman’s struggle to find looted art – and then convince a major museum to give it back
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"It began as just another LA story." When war correspondent Anne-Marie O'Connor read about a Klimt masterpiece the Nazis had stolen from a local woman's aunt, it seemed to her unbelievable that looted art that famous had never been returned. So she called 411 and got the phone number of the woman in the article, Maria Altmann. Thus began over a decade of research which resulted in the gripping The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. In this far-ranging interview, author Anne-Marie O'Connor talks with Paris Writers News about the history behind the writing of The Lady in Gold.
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Available on Amazon UK and Amazon US 1613. Fabiola Ruber has been wed to a man she does not know and must live in a country with a new language and different customs. The memories of a lost love in her hometown Malta haunt her, and she sets out to find an artist who can do her portrait and recapture the feelings she had when she once modelled for a renowned Italian master painter. 1944. Four years into World War II, art historian Soli Hansen works with the Norwegian resistance to locate significant artwork and safeguard the pieces from the Nazis. When she finds out the Germans are after a hidden baroque depiction of a seventeenth century woman, she must muster all her courage and skills to decipher encrypted codes and preserve the mysterious art before it’s too late. Nazi Art Theft During WWII Writing a dual timeline novel where art is the common factor for both stories was a wonderful learning experience. In the main storyline of The Other Cipher we get to know art historian Soli Hansen who joins the resistance effort in Oslo, Norway during WWII. She makes the choice to go all in and assist a small branch of the resistance movement called the Art Club. The dauntless members welcome Soli and her vast knowledge of art history. But why spend the time and effort to preserve and protect art during a war? Adolf Hitler, who was particularly interested in art, tried to earn a living as a painter during his younger years. Although his rise to fame came from other reasons than his attempt at becoming an artist, the Führer produced several hundreds of paintings and postcards. After his political career escalated, he started planning a museum of fine art to be situated in Linz, Austria. His goal was to complete the museum by 1950, but with his death in 1945, and the end of the second world war, his plan was fortunately thwarted. Looting. Confiscation. Amazing artwork gathered in sometimes indescribable ways. Jews were deported and their valuables seized. Hitler’s soldiers hid his art collection in the Austrian salt mines and other places. By the end of the war, the Allies discovered thousands of beautiful paintings. As I’ve read articles and accounts about Nazi art theft, I also learned that Hitler sent his men to buy artwork in France and Italy. This surprised me, as I’d always thought the Reich only stole the art. Hitler spent money he’d earned on his book Mein Kampf and other investments to buy desired pieces. Art history was one of my favorite classes as an Art & Design major. Soli Hansen and the Art Club work tirelessly in their effort to keep important artwork out of the enemy’s hands. Like me, Soli is particularly fond of Renaissance and Baroque paintings. I have traveled throughout Europe and visited art galleries and old churches. I also spent five years living in Austria, not far from Hitler’s birthplace. During the ongoing pandemic, I’ve signed up for virtual art presentations. With all the technical help nowadays, it’s easy to learn from your own home. The second story told in The Other Cipher is about Fabiola, a young mother in Antwerp at the beginning of the seventeenth century. She’s Italian, a Jewess, and she longs for the companionship of a master painter who painted her portrait when she lived in Malta. Although I can still study art history from home, I must admit I look forward to traveling to Rome again to see works by Caravaggio in the churches and observe with my own eyes the magnificent works by Rubens in his house in Antwerp. The chiaroscuro technique described in the book is prevalent in the paintings of these artists. To get a fulness of the story about Soli Hansen of WWII and Fabiola of the Baroque time period the Soli Hansen Mystery Series follows both of these women and their passion for art. Heidi Eljarbo # # # About the Author Heidi Eljarbo is the bestselling author of historical fiction and mysteries filled with courageous and good characters that are easy to love and others you don't want to go near. Heidi grew up in a home filled with books and artwork and she never truly imagined she would do anything other than write and paint. She studied art, languages, and history, all of which have come in handy when working as an author, magazine journalist, and painter. After living in Canada, six US states, Japan, Switzerland, and Austria, Heidi now calls Norway home. She and her husband have a total of nine children, thirteen grandchildren--so far--in addition to a bouncy Wheaten Terrier. Their favorite retreat is a mountain cabin, where they hike in the summertime and ski the vast, white terrain during winter. Heidi's favorites are family, God's beautiful nature, and the word whimsical. Find out more at Heidi's website https://www.heidieljarbo.com/ and follow her on Facebook and Twitter @HeidiEljarbo
Leading art museums are reassessing their works after a Belgian journalist traced how a fascist sympathiser acquired a Jewish dealer’s collection
Reinhard Nemetz, who leads the prosecutor’s office in Augsburg, defends the almost two-year delay in disclosing any details about the find.
In the past few weeks, a Gustav Klimt portrait hanging in a show at London’s National Gallery was denounced as Nazi loot. A museum director in Vienna
A hugely important part of finding personal serenity is to follow those interests and hobbies that fascinate you. I’ve been immersed in reading about the Nazi Occupation of Paris in World Wa…
Leading art museums are reassessing their works after a Belgian journalist traced how a fascist sympathiser acquired a Jewish dealer’s collection
A hugely important part of finding personal serenity is to follow those interests and hobbies that fascinate you. I’ve been immersed in reading about the Nazi Occupation of Paris in World Wa…
A new book recounts one woman’s struggle to find looted art – and then convince a major museum to give it back
A hugely important part of finding personal serenity is to follow those interests and hobbies that fascinate you. I’ve been immersed in reading about the Nazi Occupation of Paris in World Wa…
A hugely important part of finding personal serenity is to follow those interests and hobbies that fascinate you. I’ve been immersed in reading about the Nazi Occupation of Paris in World Wa…
A hugely important part of finding personal serenity is to follow those interests and hobbies that fascinate you. I’ve been immersed in reading about the Nazi Occupation of Paris in World Wa…
Many museums have avoided discussions of Nazi-looted art in their collections. But the Victoria & Albert Museum is going public.
A scholarly task force has been set up to clarify the origins of some of the artworks found in Cornelius Gurlitt's Munich apartment. The group will be led by prominent German art historian and will include two experts with the Jewish Claims Conference.
Rose Valland (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Exupery, 1 noviembre 1898 -18 septiembre 1980) Historiadora del Arte, miembro de la resistencia francesa , capitán en el ejército francés , y una de las mujeres más condecoradas en la historia de Francia. Grabó en secreto detalles del saqueo nazi de los Museos franceses y el arte de propiedad privada judía de Francia; and, working with the French Resistance, she saved thousands of works of art. [1] y, en colaboración con la resistencia francesa, salvó miles de obras de arte. Gracias a su inestimable labor se recuperaron más de sesenta mil piezas artísticas escondidas en lugares tan insospechados como minas de sal o casas de granjeros. Estudió arte en la Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de Lyon , donde se graduó en 1922. En 1925 se gradúa en la Escuela Nacional Superior de Bellas Artes de París En 1931 se graduó con un diploma especial de la escuela del Louvre, realizando estudios de postgrado en el Colegio de Francia En 1932, Valland se convirtió en voluntaria asistente en el Museo Jeu de Paume. Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume In 1941, during World War II , Valland was put in paid service and became the overseer of the Jeu de Paume Museum at the time of the German occupation of France . [2] Through the "Special Staff for Pictorial Art" (Sonderstab Bildende Kunst) of the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg für die besetzten Gebiete (The Reich Leader Rosenberg Institute for the Occupied Territories), or ERR, the Germans began the systematic looting of artworks from museums and private art collections throughout France.Cuando en 1941, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial , los alemanes comenzaron el saqueo sistemático de obras de arte de los museos y las colecciones de arte privadas en toda Francia uThey used the Jeu de Paume Museum as their central storage and sorting depot pending distribution to various persons and places in Germany. [tilizaron el Museo Jeu de Paume como su almacenamiento central y como almacén de distribución de clasificación pendiente a diversas personas y lugares en Alemania. While the Nazi plundering was being carried out, Rose Valland began secretly recording as much as possible of the more than 20,000 pieces of art brought to the Jeu de Paume Museum.Mientras se llevaba a cabo el saqueo nazi, Rose Valland comenzó a registrar en secreto las más de 20.000 piezas de arte que se llevaron al Museo Jeu de Paume. Valland kept secret from the Germans the fact that she understood German . [3] In fact, she never formally studied this language, but some trips in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s had helped her to get a good grasp of a then widely used scholarly language. Valland mantiene en secreto a los alemanes el hecho de que ella entendía alemán. De hecho, nunca estudió formalmente este idioma, pero algunos viajes en Alemania en los años 1920 y 1930 le habían ayudado a conseguir una buena comprensión. Valland informaba periódicamente acerca del estado del saqueo de las obras por los nazis y arriesga su vida para proporcionar información a la resistencia francesa sobre los envíos de arte en trenes cargados de tesoros de valor incalculable para Francia. The museum was visited by high-ranking Nazi officials, and Valland was there when Reichsmarschall The museum was visited by high-ranking Nazi officials, and Valland was there when Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring came on 3 May 1941 to personally select some of the stolen paintings for his own private collection. [1] A few weeks before the Liberation of Paris , on 1 August 1944, Valland learned that the Germans were planning to ship out a last five boxcars full of art, including many of the modern paintings which they had hitherto neglected. Unas semanas antes de la liberación de París , el 1 de agosto de 1944, Valland supo que los alemanes estaban planeando enviar hacia fuera los últimos cinco vagones llenos de arte, incluyendo muchas de las pinturas modernas que habían descuidado hasta ahora. Valland She notified her contacts in the Resistance, who prevented the train from leaving Paris. notificó a sus contactos en la Resistencia, que impidió que el tren saliera de París. The train was subsequently liberated by the French Army . [1] El tren fue liberado posteriormente por el ejército francés. Following the liberation of Paris by the Allied Forces , Rose Valland worked as a member of the "Commission for the Recovery of Works of Art" (Commission de Récupération Artistique). [2] Valland was appointed a conservator of the French Musées Nationaux and in 1954 was named Chair of the "Commission for the Protection of Works of Art" (Chef du Service de protection des oeuvres d'art).Después de la liberación de París por las fuerzas aliadas , Rose Valland trabajó como miembro de la "Comisión para la recuperación de obras de arte" (Comisión de Récupération Artistique). En 1954 fue nombrada Presidente de la Comisión para la Protección de las Obras de Arte. In 1961, she wrote about her wartime experiences in a book published under the title, Le front de l'art (republished in 1997). En 1961, escribió sobre sus experiencias durante la guerra en un libro publicado bajo el título Le delante de l'art (reeditado en 1997). Premios: Su valor y dedicación le valieron numerosos premios de su propio país y de otros países. From the French government she received the Légion d'honneur , was made a Commandeur of the Order of Arts and Letters and awarded the Médaille de la Résistance . [1] Following its creation in 1951, she would receive the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany . [2] The United States awarded Valland the Medal of Freedom in 1948. [5] Desde el gobierno francés recibió la Legión de Honor , se la nombró Comandante de la Orden de las Artes y las Letras y fue galardonada con el Médaille de la Résistance . En 1948 los Estados Unidos le otorgaron la Medalla de la Libertad En 1951, recibió la Cruz de Oficial de la Orden de mérito de la República Federal de Alemania. En 1964 John Frankenheimer, en su película El tren se basa libremente en su libro, e incluye un personaje llamado "señorita Villard". El papel de Valland en la preservación del arte robado se discutió como parte del libro y documental, La Violación de Europa . In 2006, Valland was the subject of Corinne Bouchoux's biography "Rose Valland: Resistance at the Museum." [9]En 2006, Valland fue el tema de la biografía de Corinne Bouchoux "Rose Valland:. La resistencia en el Museo" Rose Valland is a character in the 2014 novel Portrait of a Woman in White , by Susan Winkler.Rose Valland es un personaje de la novela de 2014 Retrato de una mujer de blanco, por Susan Winkler. The book tells the story of Nazi art looting in France and a French art-collecting family. El libro cuenta la historia del saqueo del arte nazi en Francia y una familia francesa de coleccionismo de arte. Valland was an inspiration for the character of Claire Simone, portrayed by Cate Blanchett in the George Clooney-directed film The Monuments Men , released in February 2014. [12]Valland fue también la inspiración para el personaje de Claire Simone, interpretada por Cate Blanchett en la película dirigida por George Clooney The Monuments Men , 2014. She is also mentioned in the French thriller L'Antiquaire .También se menciona a Rose Valland en la película de suspenso francesa L'Antiquaire . Enlaces: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/la-noche-tematica/noche-tematica-espia-cuadros-rose-valland/3498768/
Descendants of Berlin publisher Rudolf Mosse working with state-funded experts to try to recover thousands of lost pieces
A hugely important part of finding personal serenity is to follow those interests and hobbies that fascinate you. I’ve been immersed in reading about the Nazi Occupation of Paris in World Wa…
A hugely important part of finding personal serenity is to follow those interests and hobbies that fascinate you. I’ve been immersed in reading about the Nazi Occupation of Paris in World Wa…
The two-part show reveals like never before how theft was used as a means of erasing Jewish identity, writes Ambassador (ret) Stuart E. Eizenstat, the chair of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, and the curator Julie-Marthe Cohen
As the Second World War raged a tiny British-American taskforce made up of museum directors, art historians and curators was created and charged with saving over 1,000 years of culture from the maniacal grasp Hitler and his cronies.
Before the outbreak of World War I, Adolf Hitler was a practicing artist. On two separate occasions, Hitler was denied admission to the Academy for Art Studies in Vienna. He took art very seriously and during his 12-year reign as German Führer, the international art industry was demolished. It has been estimated that Hitler stole over 750,000 artworks during the war. The years between 1933 and 1945 are a black hole in the art community, with thousands of pieces of art changing hands and going missing. During World War II, the Nazis went on a rampage destroying and stealing European art. Priceless pieces
This spring in Holland, a curator from the Museum of Fine Arts spotted a 17th-century gold medallion at the famed Maastricht art fair and knew she had to have it. There was just one problem: Nobody could tell her how the precious piece left Germany after World War II. Enter Victoria Reed, the MFA’s curator of provenance. Her job, as the first endowed curator of provenance at an American museum, is to research works with questionable histories both in the collection and on the MFA’s shopping list. As a result, Reed’s other job is to break curators’ hearts.
During World War II Nazis looted 200 million books by some estimates; unlike art theft, it wasn't mainly for profit
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Book Title: Brushstrokes from the PastSeries: Soli Hansen MysteriesAuthor: Heidi EljarboPublication Date: 20 September 2022Publisher: self-publishedPage Length: 260 pagesGenre: Historical fiction – dual timeline, a bit of mystery and sweet romanceBlurb:A Historical Art MysteryWWII and the mid-seventeenth century are entwined in this fourth dual timeline novel about Nazi art theft, bravery, friendship, and romance.April 1945. Art historian Soli Hansen and her friend Heddy arrive at an excavation
Robert Edsel of Dallas, Texas, has spent decades of his life recovering art that had been stolen by the Nazis during the World War II era. He has
Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? 100 years ago the small portrait was stolen from the Louvre, catapulting it to international stardom.
George Clooney’s The Monuments Men, a historical epic centered on a motley crew of allied soldiers tasked with preserving and seizing Nazi-stolen art during World War II, is based on the true story of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program—a group established in 1943 by the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies. Several of these soldiers served on the front lines of the war, and eventually recovered thousands of paintings and sculptures seized by the Nazis by the likes of Michelangelo, Leonardo, Botticelli, Vermeer, and more. Hitler, a former art student, was stockpiling rare works of art—mostly in mines throughout Germany, as well as the Neuschwanstein Castle—to populate his proposed Führermuseum in Linz, Austria. Here are some of the finest stolen works of art that the Monuments Men recovered from the Nazis.
Critic's Pick: 'Rape of Europa' tells true tale behind Monuments Men
