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jakeXT

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Mon Nov 4, 2013, 09:54 AM Nov 2013

Nazi looted art 'found in Munich' - German media

A collection of 1,500 artworks confiscated by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s has been found in the German city of Munich, media reports say.

The trove is believed to include works by Matisse, Picasso and Chagall, the news magazine Focus reports.
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The magazine said the artworks were found by chance in early 2011, when the tax authorities investigated Cornelius Gurlitt, the reclusive son of an art dealer in Munich.

He was suspected of tax evasion, and investigators obtained a search warrant for his home in Munich.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24794970

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Nazi looted art 'found in Munich' - German media (Original Post) jakeXT Nov 2013 OP
that's pretty cool that they found it! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1
Perfectly timed to promote The Monument Men... SidDithers Nov 2013 #2
Oh, 4 months of waiting. /nt jakeXT Nov 2013 #3
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