Museum
Kunstsammlungen Augsburg (Augsburg
Municipal Art Collections)
Research into Nazi-confiscated works of art
in the museum's collection
Research undertaken by
the Augsburg Municipal Art Collections has focused on the Karl and
Magdalene Haberstock Foundation collection, which became part of the city's collection
in 1957. Karl Haberstock was a Berlin art dealer who joined the Nazi party in
1933 and worked closely with the Nazi hierarchy in the seizure and disposal of
looted works of art. He was officially involved in the disposal of "entartete
Kunst", so-called "degenerate art" seized from German museums. In 1938 he worked
as Hitler's advisor on art seized from Austrian Jews and from 1939 worked
with Herman Posse who had been commissioned by Hitler to create his Linz Museum.
Haberstock became Posse's most important dealer and sold him over 100 works of
art for Linz. Hitler also bought directly from Haberstock who travelled widely
during the war, in France, Switzerland and the Netherlands securing looted
paintings.
The results of the initial research into the Haberstock collection at Augsburg show thirteen paintings as having dubious provenances. These include works by Rubens, Seiseneggger, Bordone, Oosterwyck, Berchem, Rotari, Hals, Ochtervelt, Wouwerman, van Goyen and Tiepolo. Further details and images are available on the Lost Art Internet Database ( http://www.lostart.de), the German website on looted cultural property.
The Municipal Art Collections state they currently lack the funds to undertake further research.
Research into works of art missing from the
museum
No information is available
Contact Details
Dr.
Björn R. Kommer, Leitender Direktor (Director)
Kunstsammlungen
Augsburg
Maximilianstr. 46
86150 Augsburg
Tel:+49 (0) 821 324
4100
Fax:+49 (0) 821 324 4105
Email: kunstsammlungen.stadt@augsburg.de
http://www.augsburg.de/Seiten/augsburg_d/kultur/museen_n/museen_n_u/kusa.shtml
Source
Central Registry
Archives, Correspondence, 11 December 2002