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The Monuments Men and Women Foundation, formerly known as the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, is an American IRS-approved 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, [1] which honors the legacy of those who served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program during and after World War II, [2] [3] more commonly known as the Monuments Men and Women.
Many valuable paintings have been stolen.The paintings listed are from masters of Western art which are valued in millions of U.S. dollars.The US FBI maintains a list of "Top Ten Art Crimes"; [1] a 2006 book by Simon Houpt, [2] a 2018 book by Noah Charney, [3] and several other media outlets have profiled the most significant outstanding losses.
Jean Metzinger, 1913, En Canot (Im Boot), oil on canvas, 146 cm × 114 cm (57 in × 45 in), exhibited at Moderni Umeni, S.V.U. Mánes, Prague, 1914, acquired in 1916 by Georg Muche at the Galerie Der Sturm, confiscated by the Nazis c. 1936, displayed at the Degenerate Art show in Munich, and missing ever since Albert Gleizes, 1912, Landschaft bei Paris, Paysage près de Paris, Paysage de ...
A number of Hitler's paintings were seized by the United States Army (some believed to still be in Germany) at the end of World War II. They were taken to the United States with other captured materials and are still held by the U.S. government, which has declined to allow them to be exhibited. [14] Other paintings were kept by private individuals.
Leading experts of the time accepted his paintings as genuine 17th-century works, including art collector Abraham Bredius. During World War II, Göring purchased one of Meegeren's "Vermeers", which became one of his most prized possessions. Following the war, van Meegeren was arrested on a charge of selling cultural property to the Nazis.
It follows an Allied group from the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program that is given the task of finding and saving pieces of art and other culturally important items before Nazis destroy or steal them during World War II. [4] [5] The Monuments Men was co-produced by Columbia Pictures (in association with 20th Century Fox) and ...
Claim for restitution to Public Galery of Art, New Zealand, for five paintings in the 'école de Macchiaioli. After an amicable settlement in April 1999, three paintings remained in the museum and two were placed in an auction. The proceeds of the sale were divided between the museum and the heirs. [7] [8]
Any art that did not support the Nazi ideal was labeled as degenerate. [6] In addition to creating museums full of paintings and sculptures that supported approved German standards, the Nazis also created an exhibit to showcase all the art they considered degenerate. [7] Any art that was modern or abstract was considered degenerate. [7]