Description
The world's leading journalist in the field of Nazi-looted art tells the story of Hitler's art dealer, Hildebrand Gurlitt, and his incredible collection
About the Author
Catherine Hickley reported on arts and culture from Berlin for Bloomberg News for eight years, becoming the leading journalist worldwide in the field of Nazi-looted art. Her 16-year Bloomberg career also spanned stints as a reporter covering German politics, as Berlin bureau chief and as the editor managing European government news. She previously worked as a journalist in Switzerland and Hungary. A graduate in French and German from London University, she witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall from the other side of the Iron Curtain as an English teacher in East Germany in 1989. She had long been intending to write a book about Nazi-looted art when German authorities revealed they had seized an incredible hoard of works by artists including Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, Otto Dix and Albrecht Duerer in the Munich apartment of the reclusive Cornelius Gurlitt. This fascinating story, traversing continents and decades, is the subject of her book.
Reviews
'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
Book Information
ISBN 9780500292570
Author Catherine Hickley
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 330g