Did the Nazis force an art sale? The question lingers 88 years later.
Joachim Anthoniesz Wtewaels Actaeon Watching Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing. The museum has held that Curt Glasers sale of the painting was not forced by Nazi persecution. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston via The New York Times.
by Catherine Hickley
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- The Nazi authorities removed Curt Glaser from his post as director of the Berlin State Art Library in April 1933 because he was Jewish. He was also evicted from his home and, the following month, sold most of his art collection at two auctions.
After this past weekâs historic arctic storms Uri and Viola had us in winter lockdown, I jumped at the chance to go driving through the Comal countryside under the clear blue skies. It wasnât just the sunshine and 70-degree temperatures that were so inviting. It was our history on display all across the county.
Did you know our beautiful Comal County is officially 175 years old this year? The Texas Legislature formed Comal County in 1846. Comal, Spanish for âflat dish,â perhaps so named due to the flat islands in the river near the springs or shallow river basin, lent its name to the newly formed county.