Hector Feliciano

I started reading The Lost Museum, thinking it would delve into the derring-do world of World War II art theft and the subsequent attempts to locate priceless artwork. While it indeed covered these issues, The Lost Museum spent a lot of pages reciting biographies of early 20th Century Parisian art dealers and referring to a lot of artists I have never heard of before. Please note that I am a philistine and don't know my art but there were points where I felt I could skip a page or two and show more not miss much. Still worth reading, though.

The oddest fact I learnt from The Lost Museum was that Hitler would regularly send two agents, unbeknownst to each other, to auctions with the order to purchase a particular painting at whatever cost. Cue the two agents madly bidding against the other and sending the price sky high. I'm beginning to think that Hitler chap was a bit odd. show less

Which was fantastic and quite enjoyable. Also very informative. Anyone interested in art theft, how art is sold, pillage and how WW2 was the ultimate time to steal great works of art must find this book. I truly enjoyed it.

It's really, really good, well written and it made me look for 2 titles : one is already requested in ILL The Faustian Bargain and the second was ordered for the library The Monument Men.

A good introduction on the subject of spoiled art during WW2.

Interessante per ricostruire la vita di NYC negli anni '80...

The book to read if you are interested in looted art by the Nazi's