(Q19661348)

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Gustav Rochlitz

German art dealer of Paris and Baden-Baden who was a key figure in the looting of art during the Second World War (1889-1972)

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Rochlitz, Gustav. Art dealer, active in France prior to and during World War II in the interests of the Third Reich. Chief participant in exchanges of paintings confiscated by the ERR, and important recipient of loot. Personal belongings and dealer’s stock stated to be at Todtmoos/Baden (in French Zone of Occupation), in the house of Edward Schupp. Possibly removed by Lt Loos of the French Army to Loerach-Schopfheim. Apart from Rochlitz’s many contacts in Paris, his two most intimate friends were E Ascher (rue Jacques Callot, corner rue de Seine) and M de Beurry (42 rue Ernest Cresson) formerly of the Paris police. Rochlitz has been indicated by the French Government (Seine Tribunal, Judge Frapier) and is presently confined at Fresne Prison, Paris. (English)

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