Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad

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Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad​

Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad

Portrait of a Lady seen in house near Buenos Aires, more than 80 years after it was looted from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.

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[Bartc]

Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad​

Artwork looted by Nazis 80 years ago spotted in estate agent ad

Portrait of a Lady seen in house near Buenos Aires, more than 80 years after it was looted from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.

www.bbc.com

The expression "the banality of evil" fits here. Just another old picture hangin' on their wall. How many victims of the Nazis hanged (or worse) in the making of this scene?

 

[PaintBoss]

Well, the police went get it and it is gone. I have to say a close-up picture of that painting gave me a jolt. Rarely has a portrait done that. It is a very forthright portrait. For all its skill, it was a not flattering depiction, although it may be an accurate one. Well, we all can’t be beauty queens!

Nasty shock for cops raiding Nazi heiress home to get stolen painting

Police raided the home of a Nazi heir looking for a painting stolen from a Jewish man in an investigation that had spanned several continents and decades.

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