Der Kunsthandel im besetzten Paris / The art trade in occupied Paris

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Der Kunsthandel im besetzten Paris / The art trade in occupied Paris

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Post by Hans1906 » 01 Jun 2022, 17:27

Excellent french docu from 2021 on Arte:

Der Kunsthandel im besetzten Paris / The art trade in occupied Paris (55 minutes)
Paris under German occupation: While the French are threatened by Nazi terror in everyday life, the art market is in high spirits. What is taking place in the famous Hôtel Drouot sales house is a sinister, unscrupulous trade: countless works arriving there come from the possessions of Jewish families that were robbed by German decrees and decrees...
Source and link to the docu: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/096289-00 ... 1940-1944/


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