James von Bleichröder (Q1681344)

couldn’t escape the wrath of the Nazis.His art, including “The Raising of Lazarus” and “Dorf im Winter,” was sold off at a Nazi auction in 1938, a year after James’ death. James’ wife, Maria, was forced out of their country home. Their children were scattered, with one killed in a concentration camp and another eventually making her way to America.In 2011 Bleichroeder’s heirs hired a Canadian company, Mondex, to help them track down the family’s missing art. “The Raising of Lazarus” was recovered by the family last year.Mondex identified Pakh as the current owner of “Dorf im Winter,” and sent him letters seeking its return, according to court papers.Bleichroeder’s current remaining heirs, Laura Limon of California and grandson Frank Winkel of Munich, Germany, are now suing Pakh in Brooklyn Federal Court for the painting’s return. (English)

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Painting From Goering’s Collection Is Returned to Banker’s Heirs

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/arts/design/painting-from-goerings-collection-is-returned-to-bankers-heirs.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20180501201412/https://www.lootedart.com/news.php?r=SK65GG400161

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The work, painted in oils on wood, is thought to have been created between 1530 and 1540 and was part of a collection assembled by James von Bleichröder, the son of Gerson von Bleichröder, a Jewish banker who rose to fame as Otto von Bismarck’s personal financial adviser. James von Bleichröder died in 1937.The family suffered persecution and expropriation at the hands of the Nazis and the Bleichröder art collection was seized and sold in May 1938 at auction in Berlin. Goering bought the painting shortly afterward from the dealer who had purchased it at auction. (English)

Art collector won’t return painting stolen by Nazis: suit

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https://www.lootedart.com/news.php?r=SSKHBP129481

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The Bleichroeders were among the wealthiest families in Germany. Gerson von Bleichroeder was one of the first Jews to be elevated to nobility, according to court papers.They owned works by Rembrandt, Hogarth, Breughel and other artists, many now housed in Harvard University’s Baker Library. One of the most prominent paintings in their collection was “The Raising of Lazarus,” a famous work by an unknown German artist.Even though James converted from Judaism to be an evangelical, and his wife wasn’t Jewish, the couple couldn’t escape the wrath of the Nazis.His art, including “The Raising of Lazarus” and “Dorf im Winter,” was sold off at a Nazi auction in 1938, a year after James’ death. James’ wife, Maria, was forced out of their country home. Their children were scattered, with one killed in a concentration camp and another eventually making her way to America. (British English)

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James von Bleichröder

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