Agents of Looting:
Participants in seizure and confiscation of works of art during the Nazi period
Title
Participants in seizure and confiscation, referred to as "acquisitions" or "exchange" of works of art.
Description
An extensive list of individuals and organisations active in the seizure and confiscation of works of art during the Nazi period has been published on lostart.de, following the first publication of a short list in the Guidelines (February 2001, updated November 2007) concerning the implementation of the "Joint Declaration by the Federal Government, the Länder (Federal States) and the National Associations of Local Authorities on the tracing and return of Nazi-confiscated art, especially Jewish property". The Guidelines or Handreichung can be downloaded from http://www.lostart.de at http://www.lostart.de/Content/09_Service/DE/Downloads/Handreichung.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
The list of individuals and organisations, arranged alphabetically, is available at http://www.lostart.de/Webs/DE/Provenienz/RaubkunstBeteiligte/Index.html
Original List of Individuals
Hannema, Dirk (Herr), member of Seyß-Inquart's Dutch "Kulturkammer" (Chamber of Culture); from 1942, head of the Dutch museums.
Posse, Hans (Dr.) head of the Dresden Gemäldegalerie (Picture Gallery) and also organiser of the "Fühermuseum" in Linz.
Voss, Hermann (Dr.), former head of the Wiesbaden Picture Gallery; Posse's successor in 1943.
Source
www.lostart.de accessed on 30 October 2015
Appendix to Guidelines (February 2001, updated November 2007) concerning the implementation of the "Joint Declaration by the Federal Government, the Länder (Federal States) and the National Associations of Local Authorities on the tracing and return of Nazi-confiscated art, especially Jewish property" which can be downloaded from http://www.lostart.de at http://www.lostart.de/Content/09_Service/DE/Downloads/Handreichung.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
