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Book SynopsisIn February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. The author has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines.
Trade Review'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
Table of Contents1 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
