Maria Altmann
Maria Altmann
Maria Altmannwas an Austrian-American Jewish refugee from Austria, which at that time was occupied by the Nazis. She is noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim from the Government of Austria five family-owned paintings by the artist Gustav Klimt stolen by the Nazis during World War II...
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Hitler invaded in March 1938 and everything after that went downhill. My husband was in the concentration camp and everything was taken - but material values at the time didn't matter one bit. It was only after that it did matter.
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I'm incredibly happy. ... If you are persistent, you will succeed.
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I would also like the portraits to remain in Austria.
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It is very meaningful to me that they are seen by anybody who wants to see them, because that would have been the wish of my aunt.
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To see them here is a dream come true.
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To see them here is a dream come true. Los Angeles has been my hometown for so long, so to have them here is beyond words. I'm going to come here very often and bring friends to see them.