This documentary relates the long and eventful journey of an exceptional masterpiece of european art. Hitlers museum the secret history of art theft during. Wu zetian rose to power over 0 years ago when she became the only woman in history to claim. The monuments men just days before george clooney brings the drama and action of one of the greatest treasure hunts in history to life in the feature film the monuments men, ngc presents the true story of. Hitler album of stolen art donated to us archive aol news.
Action 2 biography 1 documentary 1 nazi stolen art explosion 5 art gallery 4 husband wife relationship 4 museum 4 painting 4 swastika 4 world war two 4. See more ideas about monument men, world war and world war ii. Most popular nazi stolen art movies and tv shows imdb. Nazis, stolen art, and george clooney molly warnock, an assistant professor of art history, discusses why the nazis cared so much about art image caption. In the last moments of world war ii, a young german soldier. But it was not until mr pistone decided to install a washer and drier in an upstairs bedroom that the book came to the attention of a local history buff who, in turn, contacted robert edsel, author and president of the monuments men foundation. The fate of europes treasures in the third reich and the second world war is a book by lynn h. Mar 19, 2014 it was the greatest art theft in history. The first segment titled from hunters to farmers travels back in time.
Feb 04, 2014 hitler did order some of the german abstract art to be destroyed after he became chancellor. With jonathan kydd, martin bailey, calandra caldecott, charles darwent. Hitler versus picasso and the others the nazi obsession for art. How nazis stolen art sparked a battle for the woman in gold. By anne rothfeld artworks that were confiscated and collected for adolf hitler, seen here examining art in a storage facility, were designated for a proposed fuhrermuseum in linz, austria. National archives said that approximately 20% of the art in europe was looted by the. Nov 06, 20 a huge collection of art stolen by the nazis is discovered in germany.
But, more than anything, i think he wanted to humiliate them, and he did. Adolf hitler s last known album of artworks stolen by the nazis during world war ii is being donated to the national archives to mark the anniversary of the wars end in europe. Hundreds of paintings and sculptures were scattered in. It follows an allied group from the monuments, fine arts, and archives. Bbc documentary of the worlds most expensive stolen paintings duration. A cinematographic tour through 4 stunning exhibitions. Son of nazi governor returns art stolen from poland during second world war. Nazi art hoard just the tip of the iceberg for lost art. Hitlers art thief is the untold story of hildebrand gurlitt, who stole more than arthe stole lives, too. Paintings stolen by nazis revealed for first time youtube. Sep 09, 2015 hitler planned to build an art complex, the fuhrermuseum, in linz, austria, using art stolen from all over europe.
The albums were specifically intended for hitler in an effort to keep him apprised of the errs progress in france. It was a terrifying journey into the unknown and some killed themselves rather than go. On september 22, 2010, a stooped, whitehaired man in his late 70s taking an. Nazis, it was very important to bind the entire mass of the german people to the regime and to the powerful figure of hitler. After 70 years from the hitlers declaration of war to degenerate art, an. And all of them revolve around three big exhibitions, the starting point for a series of human and artistic narratives. For decades, the album sat on john pistones shelf, brought out only to show family and friends. In 1941 hitler deported over 2000 british men, women and children from the channel islands to the heart of nazi germany. Dec 16, 2006 the secret life of adolf hitler is a tv documentary from 1958, narrated by westbrook van voorhis, that ended up in the public domain. In the upcoming film the monuments men, george clooney and matt damon, kneeling, are among the allied troops tasked with finding and protecting priceless works of modern art plundered. Plundering occurred from 1933 until the end of world war ii, particularly by military units known as the kunstschutz, although most plunder was acquired during the war. Mar 28, 2014 the works of art stolen by the nazis the nazis looted thousands of works of art from france, poland, greece, italy, russia and the baltic states during world war two. Among the pieces stolen was vermeers the concert, which is considered to be the most valuable stolen painting in the world.
The history of various thefts of art and efforts to recover them. In the albums, a letter representing the family from which the item was stolen and an inventory number is noted beneath each image. A huge collection of art stolen by the nazis is discovered in germany. Why finding nazilooted art is a question of justice pbs. The national archives holds a press conference to unveil the last known leatherbound hitler album of art works stolen by the nazis during the war on may 8, 2014 in washington, dc. Jul 11, 2017 nazi art hoard just the tip of the iceberg for lost art. How hitlers art dealer amassed looted paintings to save his own skin. Hitler, himself a failed artist of phenomenally meagre talent, was an avid art enthusiast. Stolen nazi art the persistent crime of nazilooted art. Nov 24, 2010 during world war ii, the nazis pulled off the biggest art heist in history, looting thousands of paintings worth untold millions. Now, thanks to a newly available online database, some of them can be returned.
The monuments men is a 2014 war film directed by george clooney, and written and produced. Arts, war documentary hosted by david sibley, published by national geographic in 2014 english narration cover informationhunting hitler s stolen treasures. How hitler s art dealer amassed looted paintings to save his own skin. Bbc news us veteran returns art album taken from hitlers villa. While there are no exact figures on the extent of art theft during world war ii, a 1997 report by the u. But last november the world learned that german authorities had found a. Tavis leaf glover 365 project, painting, the master pass, video.
National archives announces discovery of hitler albums. A beautifully produced twopart program from the dw documentary series, secrets of the stone age attempts to unveil the truths behind key moments in the history of humankind. Dec 12, 2017 nazi looted art the holocaust records preservation project. Jul 25, 2017 while there are no exact figures on the extent of art theft during world war ii, a 1997 report by the u. As russian and allied forces surrounded berlin in 1945, hitler took refuge in a bunker beneath the crumbling city. However, the initial horror of the camps and the struggle to survive in the primitive. With george clooney, matt damon, bill murray, cate blanchett. The program lacks any of the required organization that surely most have preoccupied hitler as to how the stolen property was to be centrally gathered and eventually exhibited. A 1989 special concerning the search for art, jewels and gold plundered by the nazis in wwii.
Hitler was obsessed with having power so why wouldnt he be trying to take all the famous art that he could. Wu zetian rose to power over 0 years ago when she became the. Thanks for watching please like, share, comment and subscribe. The documentary revolves around five exhibitions, starting with the 1937 nazi curated munich exhibit called degenerate art, which travelled to. History documentary with no narration published by channel 4 in 20 english language cover informationunlike many other documentaries or series that examine the life of hitler, this series seeks to provide new perspectives through the use of colour footage. Aug 02, 2016 national geographic nazi art theft epi 01. Hitler planned to build an art complex, the fuhrermuseum, in linz, austria, using art stolen from all over europe. The discovery, when it was made, came entirely by chance. Bbc news us veteran returns art album taken from hitler. Hitler stole some of the most important pieces of art that he could find, some include the. Two exhibitions in germany are displaying works from the collection of hildebrand. The book explores the nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied. Most popular nazi stolen art movies and tv shows refine see titles to watch instantly. It would have been the largest museum in the world.
Tells of the recovery of thousands of works of european art stolen during wwii, meant to provide the basis of the great museum that hitler planned to be built in linz after the war. Cracking the case of the nazis stolen art telegraph. May 22, 2016 the rosenberg familys search returned to germany with the discovery of 1,284 art works that had been hidden in the munich apartment of the aging cornelius gurlitt, the son of a nazi art dealer. May 08, 2014 the national archives holds a press conference to unveil the last known leatherbound hitler album of art works stolen by the nazis during the war on may 8, 2014 in washington, dc. Art historians and museum leaders expressed concern and pressured the allied forces to protect art and cultural artifacts. The very emphasis on the individual that they thought they detected in modern art could only undermine that larger programmatic goal. More than 1,000 works of art seized by the nazi party during wwii were discovered inside a nondescript apartment building in munich. Jan 29, 2010 for decades, the album sat on john pistones shelf, brought out only to show family and friends. A documentary film taking a contemporary look at the surviving family of adolf hitler. Clooney has crafted a movie about aspiration, about culture at risk, about. An unlikely world war ii platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from nazi thieves and. Plundering occurred from 1933 until the end of world war ii, particularly by military units known as the kunstschutz, although most. On orders from heinrich himmler, the nazis abducted children from poland for forced germanization. With extensive bibliography and a list of works not yet recovered.
Sixteen years after the heist, stolen raises a new magnifying glass to this crime, following the renowned art detective harold smith as he pursues the mystery of the stolen works. Others had just hours to pack one bag, destroy their pets and leave. Dugot puts the growing number of restitution cases partly down to new books about stolen art, but also to films and news reports. Arts, war documentary hosted by david sibley, published by national geographic in 2014 english narration cover informationhunting hitlers stolen treasures.
May 08, 2014 adolf hitler s last known album of artworks stolen by the nazis during world war ii is being donated to the national archives to mark the anniversary of the wars end in europe. In a 2015 documentary my nazi legacy, wachter admitted to the british lawyer and. But at the end of the war, with nazi germany in ruins, expert teams from the red army seized more than two and a half million art objects, some 12 million. Art stolen by the nazis now cataloged online in database time.
The works of art stolen by the nazis the nazis looted thousands of works of art from france, poland, greece, italy, russia and the baltic states during world war two. The captain official trailer 2018 nazi germany world war ii movie hd plot. In the spring of 1945, with the third reich crumbling, the nazis hid their stolen art in a sealed salt mine. During world war ii, hitlers art advisor coordinated thousands of instances of. Stolen nazi art the discovery of more than 1,500 artworks in a flat in munich serves as an inconvenient reminder of one of the unresolved wrongs of the third reich. The documentary includes some rare homemade videos shot by eva. The secret life of adolf hitler is a tv documentary from 1958, narrated by westbrook van voorhis, that ended up in the public domain. As an official dealer for hitler and goebbels, hildebrand gurlitt became one of the third reichs most prolific art looters. The painting has supposedly been discarded, as the thief threw it in a trash container shortly after the theft. What exactly happened in that claustrophobic labyrinth has long been a mystery, until now. Finding the treasure was a stroke of luck, but finding the.
Hitler did order some of the german abstract art to be destroyed after he became chancellor. Yet he stole from hitler too, allegedly to save modern art. Hitler album of stolen art given to us archive youtube. Nazi plunder refers to art theft and other items stolen as a result of the organized looting of european countries during the time of the third reich by agents acting on behalf of the ruling nazi party of germany. Mar 28, 2015 how nazis stolen art sparked a battle for the woman in gold. Adolf hitlers last known album of artworks stolen by the nazis during world war ii is being donated to the national archives to mark the anniversary of the wars end in europe. Hitlers museum the secret history of art theft during world war 2. The stolen art was worth a lot of money, billions of dollars, whether the nazis liked it as art or not. Hardly another european work of art was brought to so many places and passed through so many hands after it had been stolen. The documentary shows how villagers hijacked a train carrying the last shipment of art that herman goering had tried to amass.
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