The Louvre s art sleuth is on the hunt for looted paintings
Corinne Hershkivitch at her office in Paris, June 23, 2021. The French state must admit that this sale fell under the Aryanization laws of Vichy France, said Hershkivitch, an art lawyer who represents the Dorville heirs. Joann Pai/The New York Times
by Elaine Sciolino
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- In a frenzied, four-day auction in the grand hall of the Savoy Hotel in Nice in June 1942, buyers bid on paintings, sculptures and drawings from the cabinet of a Parisian art lover. Among the 445 pieces for sale were works by Degas, Delacroix, Renoir and Rodin.