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The direction of the shadows in photos 280 and 281 of the cremation pits, taken in the West-South-West in relation to the shooting, and the August light, indicate that these photos were taken between 3 and 4 pm. [21] This suggests that it is the same transport photographed before and after the same gassing. [22]
To bluff Gauleiter Eigruber and to prevent further access to the treasures the major entrances into the mine were blown up. After the occupation of Altaussee on 8 May 1945 by an American infantry unit, the art depot was seized by the U.S. Army (Monuments Men). [2] The entrances were opened again and the rescue work began.
Archaeological evidence has also shown that, in some cases, finely carved wood was used as a supplemental base to which the color-coded cords could be attached. [72] The knotted strings of quipus were often made with an "elaborate system of knotted cords, dyed in various colors, the significance of which was known to the magistrates". [73]
[11] [12] These men were often art dealers or had museum experience. These men recovered hundreds of paintings from German castles and salt mines where the Third Reich often stored the paintings. [13] Some of the men recall that the Altaussee Salt Mine was especially full of paintings that Hitler had intended for the Fuhrermuesum in Linz. [11]
World War II "Monuments Men" Archival Collections at the Archives of American Art, Online exhibition, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution "Monuments and the NGA". National Gallery of Art. Voices of the Monuments Men: oral history interviews. Webcast presentation about Saving Italy on May 9, 2013, at the Pritzker Military Library
Other paintings were kept by private individuals. In the 2000s, a number of these works began to be sold at auction. [15] In 2009, auction house Mullock's of Shropshire sold 15 of Hitler's paintings for a total of £97,672 (US $102,239), [16] while auctioneers at Ludlow Racecourse of Shropshire sold 13 works for over €100,000. [17]
The last art piece to leave the museum was the Winged Victory of Samothrace, which was moved on September 3, 1939, the day the French ultimatum to Germany expired. [7] Throughout the war, the art pieces were clandestinely moved from château to château to avoid being taken back by the Nazis. [1]
The National Gallery of Art in Washington identified more than 400 European paintings with gaps in their provenance during the World War II era. [54] One particular piece of art, "Still Life with Fruit and Game" by the 16th-century Flemish painter Frans Snyders , was sold by Karl Haberstock , whom the World Jewish Congress describes as "one of ...