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Publishing German Sales, A Look under the Hood of the Getty Provenance Index

By Ruth Cuadra and Suzanne Michels | Published: April 17, 2013
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Incorporating Nazi-era sales catalogs into the Getty Provenance Index took a small team about two years. Here’s how they did the work. More»

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New Online Resource to Reveal Stories about Nazi-Looted Art, Wartime Art Market

By Annelisa Stephan | Published: January 24, 2013
Paintings in storage at the Munich Central Collecting Point / Johannes Felbermeyer
Paintings in storage at the Munich Central Collecting Point, ca. 1945–49, Johannes Felbermeyer. This was one of several sites used by the Allies to identify, photograph, and restitute Nazi-seized artworks after the war. Photo Study Collection. The Getty Research Institute, 89.P.4

Featuring over 2,000 newly digitized catalogs, a new database will revolutionize Nazi-era art research. More»

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