Hitler's Art Thief

Praise for HERETIC QUEEN A searing account of the dark underside of the Elizabethan golden age. Susan Ronald has written a devastating and important reminder of the long, hard road from religious strife to accommodation.--Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author of The World on Fire and The Duchess, on HERETIC QUEEN A triumph in an age when religion continues to be a matter of conflict--Antonia Fraser, international bestselling author of Marie Antoinette: The Journey, on HERETIC QUEEN This is compulsive, engaging and vivid history, and a long-overdue study of the religious settlement of Elizabeth I's reign, packed with eyewitness detail. Susan Ronald has the gift of making us feel we are there, caught up in the crises of faith that affected Elizabeth's subjects. In her capable hands, the drama of the English Reformation comes alive.--Alison Weir, bestselling author of Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley and Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings, on HERETIC QUEEN Hitler's Art Thief is absolutely gripping from start to finish. Susan Ronald holds nothing back as she lays bare in merciless detail the cunning, greed, and hypocrisy that allowed Hitler's willing accomplices, like the notorious Hildebrand Gurlitt, to feed off human misery to their hearts' content. Everyone should read this book.--Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of A World on Fire -[A] riveting portrait of Gurlitt, who detested the Nazis, and stole from them, but did their bidding in the name of 'saving modern art'.- --The New Yorker-Susan Ronald tells the back story of what may be the most startling art-world bust in modern history.- --USA Today-One man's extraordinary career of thievery . . . an exhaustively researched and well written book that has a cautionary tale for all of us.- --Forbes -Ronald situates Gurlitt's life and career amid the turmoil of Weimar Germany and then the evolution of Nazi art-looting campaigns from the late 1930s to the end of World War II, [adding] many new details about Gurlitt's dealings.- --The Wall Street Journal-Another chapter in the unfolding story of Holocaust art and its provenance, Hitler's Art Thief provides the background of a story that came to light when more than a thousand works of art, valued at more than $1.35 billion, were found in a tiny Munich apartment.- --The Jewish Week-Outstanding . . . Hitler's Art Thief brilliantly examines the motivating forces, both internal and external, that led Hildebrand Gurlitt to go work for the Fuhrer.- --The Jerusalem Post-Absolutely gripping from start to finish. Susan Ronald holds nothing back as she lays bare in merciless detail the cunning, greed and hypocrisy that allowed Hitler's willing accomplices, like the notorious Hildebrand Gurlitt, to feed off human misery to their heart's content. Everyone should read this book.- --Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of A World on Fire and columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Smithsonian Magazine-Experts are still piecing together this complex history (and restituting the stolen works). Ronald's sweeping, and indeed, galloping narrative, breaks new ground in helping to understand this fascinating figure and the historical context in which he operated.- --Jonathan Petropoulos, author of Royals and the Reich and John V. Croul Professor of European History at Claremont McKenna College-A thrilling voyage into the largest theft in history that started during early Nazi terror and went dormant after the war. . . . A must-read masterpiece, exposing the unsavory reality of the insatiable Nazi greed for art and the continuing resistance to return artifacts to the victims.- --Mel Urbach Esquire, International Holocaust Restitution Lawyer and Lecturer-Susan Ronald has written what will prove to be one of, if not the, definitive accounts of the whole Gurlitt saga. Giving its readers a thorough overview of the 19th- and 20th-century Gurlitt dynasty's engagement in art - as scholars, dealers and collectors - yet never losing its lightness of touch, deftly managing to span place and time with abundant insight, the book is a pleasure to read.- --Richard Aronowitz, Director & Head of Sotheby's Europe Restitution Department for Europe [A] riveting portrait of Gurlitt, who detested the Nazis, and stole from them, but did their bidding in the name of 'saving modern art'. --The New Yorker Susan Ronald tells the back story of what may be the most startling art-world bust in modern history. --USA Today One man's extraordinary career of thievery . . . an exhaustively researched and well written book that has a cautionary tale for all of us. --Forbes Ronald situates Gurlitt's life and career amid the turmoil of Weimar Germany and then the evolution of Nazi art-looting campaigns from the late 1930s to the end of World War II, [adding] many new details about Gurlitt's dealings. --The Wall Street Journal Another chapter in the unfolding story of Holocaust art and its provenance, Hitler's Art Thief provides the background of a story that came to light when more than a thousand works of art, valued at more than $1.35 billion, were found in a tiny Munich apartment. --The Jewish Week Outstanding . . . Hitler's Art Thief brilliantly examines the motivating forces, both internal and external, that led Hildebrand Gurlitt to go work for the Fuhrer. --The Jerusalem Post Absolutely gripping from start to finish. Susan Ronald holds nothing back as she lays bare in merciless detail the cunning, greed and hypocrisy that allowed Hitler's willing accomplices, like the notorious Hildebrand Gurlitt, to feed off human misery to their heart's content. Everyone should read this book. --Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of A World on Fire and columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Smithsonian Magazine Experts are still piecing together this complex history (and restituting the stolen works). Ronald's sweeping, and indeed, galloping narrative, breaks new ground in helping to understand this fascinating figure and the historical context in which he operated. --Jonathan Petropoulos, author of Royals and the Reich and John V. Croul Professor of European History at Claremont McKenna College A thrilling voyage into the largest theft in history that started during early Nazi terror and went dormant after the war. . . . A must-read masterpiece, exposing the unsavory reality of the insatiable Nazi greed for art and the continuing resistance to return artifacts to the victims. --Mel Urbach Esquire, International Holocaust Restitution Lawyer and Lecturer Susan Ronald has written what will prove to be one of, if not the, definitive accounts of the whole Gurlitt saga. Giving its readers a thorough overview of the 19th- and 20th-century Gurlitt dynasty's engagement in art - as scholars, dealers and collectors - yet never losing its lightness of touch, deftly managing to span place and time with abundant insight, the book is a pleasure to read. --Richard Aronowitz, Director & Head of Sotheby's Europe Restitution Department for Europe [A] riveting portrait of Gurlitt, who detested the Nazis, and stole from them, but did their bidding in the name of saving modern art . The New Yorker Susan Ronald tells the back story of what may be the most startling art-world bust in modern history. USA Today One man s extraordinary career of thievery . . . an exhaustively researched and well written book that has a cautionary tale for all of us. Forbes Ronald situates Gurlitt s life and career amid the turmoil of Weimar Germany and then the evolution of Nazi art-looting campaigns from the late 1930s to the end of World War II, [adding] many new details about Gurlitt s dealings. The Wall Street Journal Another chapter in the unfolding story of Holocaust art and its provenance, Hitler s Art Thief provides the background of a story that came to light when more than a thousand works of art, valued at more than $1.35 billion, were found in a tiny Munich apartment. The Jewish Week Outstanding . . . Hitler's Art Thief brilliantly examines the motivating forces, both internal and external, that led Hildebrand Gurlitt to go work for the Fuhrer. The Jerusalem Post Absolutely gripping from start to finish. Susan Ronald holds nothing back as she lays bare in merciless detail the cunning, greed and hypocrisy that allowed Hitler's willing accomplices, like the notorious Hildebrand Gurlitt, to feed off human misery to their heart's content. Everyone should read this book. Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of A World on Fire and columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Smithsonian Magazine Experts are still piecing together this complex history (and restituting the stolen works). Ronald s sweeping, and indeed, galloping narrative, breaks new ground in helping to understand this fascinating figure and the historical context in which he operated. Jonathan Petropoulos, author of Royals and the Reich and John V. Croul Professor of European History at Claremont McKenna College A thrilling voyage into the largest theft in history that started during early Nazi terror and went dormant after the war. . . . A must-read masterpiece, exposing the unsavory reality of the insatiable Nazi greed for art and the continuing resistance to return artifacts to the victims. Mel Urbach Esquire, International Holocaust Restitution Lawyer and Lecturer Susan Ronald has written what will prove to be one of, if not the, definitive accounts of the whole Gurlitt saga. Giving its readers a thorough overview of the 19th- and 20th-century Gurlitt dynasty's engagement in art as scholars, dealers and collectors yet never losing its lightness of touch, deftly managing to span place and time with abundant insight, the book is a pleasure to read. Richard Aronowitz, Director & Head of Sotheby s Europe Restitution Department for Europe [A] riveting portrait of Gurlitt, who detested the Nazis, and stole from them, but did their bidding in the name of 'saving modern art.' The New Yorker [A]n exhaustively researched and well written book that has a cautionary tale for all of us - Forbes [A] colorful tale - USA Today Outstanding - The Jerusalem Post Hitler's Art Thief is absolutely gripping from start to finish. Susan Ronald holds nothing back as she lays bare in merciless detail the cunning, greed, and hypocrisy that allowed Hitler's willing accomplices, like the notorious Hildebrand Gurlitt, to feed off human misery to their hearts' content. Everyone should read this book. Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of A World on Fire An illuminating portrait of the 25-year-old woman who led England through religious and political crises with diplomacy, vision and pure force of will. Kirkus Reviews on HERETIC QUEEN A searing account of the dark underside of the Elizabethan golden age. Susan Ronald has written a devastating and important reminder of the long, hard road from religious strife to accommodation. Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author of The World on Fire and The Duchess, on HERETIC QUEEN A triumph in an age when religion continues to be a matter of conflict Antonia Fraser, international bestselling author of Marie Antoinette: The Journey, on HERETIC QUEEN This is compulsive, engaging and vivid history, and a long-overdue study of the religious settlement of Elizabeth I's reign, packed with eyewitness detail. Susan Ronald has the gift of making us feel we are there, caught up in the crises of faith that affected Elizabeth's subjects. In her capable hands, the drama of the English Reformation comes alive. Alison Weir, bestselling author of Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley and Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings, on HERETIC QUEEN Hitler's Art Thief is absolutely gripping from start to finish. Susan Ronald holds nothing back as she lays bare in merciless detail the cunning, greed, and hypocrisy that allowed Hitler's willing accomplices, like the notorious Hildebrand Gurlitt, to feed off human misery to their hearts' content. Everyone should read this book. Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of A World on Fire An illuminating portrait of the 25-year-old woman who led England through religious and political crises with diplomacy, vision and pure force of will. Kirkus Reviews on HERETIC QUEEN A searing account of the dark underside of the Elizabethan golden age. Susan Ronald has written a devastating and important reminder of the long, hard road from religious strife to accommodation. Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author of The World on Fire and The Duchess, on HERETIC QUEEN A triumph in an age when religion continues to be a matter of conflict Antonia Fraser, international bestselling author of Marie Antoinette: The Journey, on HERETIC QUEEN This is compulsive, engaging and vivid history, and a long-overdue study of the religious settlement of Elizabeth I's reign, packed with eyewitness detail. Susan Ronald has the gift of making us feel we are there, caught up in the crises of faith that affected Elizabeth's subjects. In her capable hands, the drama of the English Reformation comes alive. Alison Weir, bestselling author of Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley and Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings, on HERETIC QUEEN