Hilter loved the art of Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (15 January 1793 in Vienna – 23 August 1865 in Hinterbrühl, Austria). Waldmüller was a Nazi favourite. So much so that in examining the provenances of Waldmüller art acquired after 1933, one can reasonably wonder :
How likely is it that this Waldmüller did not pass through Nazi hands?
In this post we try to get a sense of what is known (and not known) about the provenance of artworks attributed to Waldmüller.