Weinmüller, Adolf, 1886-1958

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Name (Latin)
Weinmüller, Adolf, 1886-1958
Date of birth
1886
Date of death
1958
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 69703450
Wikidata: Q15428510
Library of congress: no2012093976
Sources of Information
  • Kunsthandel im Nationalsozialismus: Adolf Weinmüller in München und Wien, 2012:p. 4 of cover (1886-1958)
  • www.lootedart.com, July 11, 2012(Adolf Weinmüller; art dealer in Nazi Germany; had been dealing with art since 1921; in 1931, he joined the NSDAP; in 1936, he took over the auction house of the Jewish art dealer Hugo Helbing in Munich, and in 1938 the firm of the Jewish art dealer Kende in Vienna; continued working as an art dealer from 1948 until his death in 1958)

Wikipedia description:

Adolf Weinmüller (born 5 May 1886 in Faistenhaar; died 25 March 1958) was a German art dealer and Nazi party member who trafficked in looted art and Aryanized the S. Kende auction house as well as Helbing. The catalogs of his auctions were published in 2014 for provenance research and restitution to victims.

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