Comment When the Nazis pilloried modern art Hettie Judah 1 April 2025 THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Metropolis (1916–17; detail), George Grosz. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. © Estate of George Grosz, Princeton, N.J. / Adagp, Paris, 2024 Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Already a subscriber? Contact us for help with your access Keep reading from just$16 every 3 months Subscribe today for unlimited and exclusive access to the most incisive art writing available. Every issue delivered directly to you Unlimited reading on the website – updated every day Access to exclusive web only articles Over 200 digital issues in the Apollo archive Email newsletters every week Or Unlock three articles a month Register for free to read more REGISTER Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Recommended for you Brute force – the savage post-war paintings of George Grosz The artist’s later work is usually regarded as apolitical but, as the Stick Men paintings show, he produced some of his most savage work after the war ‘Degenerate’ Art: Modern Art on Trial Under the Nazis The Musée Picasso celebrates Kandinsky, Kirchner and the many other artists condemned by the Nazis How Italy protected its art from the Nazis An exhibition in Rome recounts the complicated tale of efforts to safeguard masterpieces across the country during the Second World War
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When the Nazis pilloried modern art
Metropolis (1916–17; detail), George Grosz. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. © Estate of George Grosz, Princeton, N.J. / Adagp, Paris, 2024
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