ERR

May 4, 2011
May 4, 2011

The Jewish question at the Jeu de Paume, 1940-1944

Needless to say, the ostensible function of the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) was to remove from all territories under Nazi influence or domination by whatever available […]
May 4, 2011
May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011

ERR database—Edouard Esmond

by Marc Masurovsky A classic case of being at the wrong place, at the wrong time. Edouard Esmond lived in a sumptuous apartment at 54, avenue […]
May 20, 2011
May 21, 2011
May 21, 2011

May 1945 and beyond

The Second World War is over in Europe and North Africa. The Third Reich no longer exists. The only active military front is in Asia where […]
May 21, 2011
June 9, 2011
June 9, 2011

“A Harvest Scene (Heuernte)” by Philip Wouwerman

It required the death at the age of 96 on March 19, 2007, of a German art historian turned notorious Nazi plunderer and war criminal, Bruno […]
June 9, 2011
June 11, 2011
June 11, 2011

Looted paintings in the State Museum of Smolensk

Картинная галерея, СмоленскSource: Smolensk Travel In 2005, a museum in Smolensk, in cooperation with the German Embassy in Moscow, organized an exhibit of German paintings from […]
June 11, 2011
June 25, 2011
June 25, 2011

Maillol bronze bathing beauty seeks rightful owner

It pays to read everything. As in any criminal investigative case, every stone must be turned over to look for any clue that might help solve […]
June 25, 2011
July 6, 2011
July 6, 2011

Interpreting a restituted Vuillard painting

Another reminder of how complex, inadequate, and frustrating art-historical and forensic research can be when one seeks to verify the antecedents of a looted painting. In […]
July 6, 2011
July 11, 2011
July 11, 2011

A work of art is not a work of art

SEL531Source: ERR Project via Bundesarchiv On 30 May 1947, the French “Commission de récupération artistique” (CRA) handed over 29 works and objects of art to the […]
July 11, 2011
July 11, 2011
July 11, 2011

Exhibit of works of art that are not works of art

Please refer to the 10 July 2011 post entitled “A work of art is not a work of art” Here are some of the 29 works […]
July 11, 2011
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