The Faustian bargain : the art world in Nazi Germany /

Petropoulos, Jonathan

The Faustian bargain : the art world in Nazi Germany / Jonathan Petropoulos - [London] : Allen Lane, [2000] - xvii, 395 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Hitler and his consorts stole and forced the sale of millions of works of art belonging to Jews. Petropoulos follows the careers of art experts who collaborated with the Nazis and implemented their programme of systematic plunder.

9780713994384 . 9780713994384 . £20.00


National socialism and art
Art and state--History--Germany--20th century
Art treasures in war--Germany
Nazis--Germany--Art collections
Art--Germany--Biography
National socialism and art--Germany
Art--Private collections--History--Germany--20th century
Art and Design.
Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks
European history
Social & cultural history
Social groups: religious groups & communities
War crimes


Germany--Cultural policy--History--20th century