Nazi-looted art found in German parliament

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30 Dec

BERLIN (Reuters) - An art historian has found two art works stolen by the Nazis inside Germany's parliament, a newspaper reported on Monday, in a new embarrassment for authorities after a huge stash of looted art came to light last month.

The Bundestag, in a statement issued after the report in Bild newspaper, said an art historian was reviewing two "suspicious cases", but a spokesman would not confirm the find.

The art historian's investigations into the German parliament's art collection, which began in 2012, were continuing, the Bundestag spokesman said.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nazi-looted-art-found-german-parliament-report-152908724.html

 

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That collection had been held for decades by Cornelius Gurlitt, the elderly son of an art dealer of part-Jewish descent who was ordered by Hitler to buy up so-called 'degenerate art' and sell it to raise funds for the Nazis.

Well he didn't do a very good job selling that degenerate art if he still has it.

 

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As a rule, "Nazi sympathizers" seemed to enjoy "degenerate art" as much as the ranking party members themselves, so he probably kept the best bits for himself and forgot to tell the SS about it.