Friday, November 8, 2013

Stolen Art

So, guess what I found out today? Wait, this is a blog, I forgot, so I will just tell you. I found out that billions of dollars worth of art was found in Munich. This art was originally stolen from the Jews by the Nazi's during the holocaust. The German art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt worked for the Nazi's in the 1930's to sell "degenerate" art.  Fast forward to today, his son, Cornelelius Gurltii, (the coward,like his father) had the stolen art that his father did not sell, including, Liebermann's, Picasso's, Matisses's and more. I am glad that they were found, but disturbed that Gurlitt assisted the Nazi regime to steal, plunder and profit and that his son did the same.  There needs to be repercussions, but more than that, the art needs to be returned to it s rightful owners.  There has to be some form of healing, if it can ever be.  We need to remember to make sure it doesn't happen again.  If a way to do that is locating and returning of art, then so be it.



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