Who is Nathan Katz?
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| Nathan Katz: The Hague. Dealer. Sold to all the Germans... source: Interrogations: Miedl Case (Alois Miedl)Restitution Research Records NARA M1946 https://www.fold3.com/image/270014556 |
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If one googles Nathan Katz, Wikipedia pages for a professor and a poet of this name will appear. But if one is searching for the Dutch art dealer, one must look further. Katz is a very common name, and confusion is a problem. In this post we attempt to bring together a few elements to help identify Nathan Katz the art dealer, who owned the Dutch dealership Firma D. Katz in Dieren, Netherlands.
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Nathan Katz: Art Market Network according to the 1946 Art Looting Investigation Unit Red Flag Names
"Katz, Nathan. The Hague, Lange Voorhuit 35 Dieren, bei Arnhem. Prominent dealer. Worked principally with Hofer, Posse and Miedl, as well as Lange, Haberstock, Boehler and other German buyers. Two brothers in the Western Hemisphere: Benjamin Katz, Hotel Dauphin, New York and Abraham Katz, 18 Pietermaai, Wilhelmstad, Curacao."