Girl in the Grass

Eelke Muller is a historian and literary scholar. At NIOD, she focuses on research into culture in conflict. Her expertise particularly concerns art theft, restitution and legal redress in relation to the Nazi period. Previously, Eelke conducted research for the Museumvereniging and various government committees. She has written several publications within her field. She currently contributes to research and exhibitions in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, Mauritshuis, Jewish Cultural Quarter and the National Holocaust Museum, among others. Annelies Kool is an Advisor on Cultural Goods and World War II at The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE).

• 6 Introduction9 I A FAMILY TAPESTRYEelke Muller29 II ‘WE WILL HIT THE JEWS’Eelke Muller47 III A TIME OF INVISIBILITYEelke Muller63 IV ‘A GRAVE IN THE CLOUDS’Eelke Muller83 V IN SEARCH OF THE SISTERSEelke Muller103 VI VANISHED ARTEelke Muller107 VII THE GIRL WHO WOULD MAKEEVERYTHING BETTEREelke Muller127 VIII THE DISCOVERY OF THE PISSARRORudi Ekkart133 IX LE REPOS, HISTORY FROM 1882 TO TODAYAnnelies Kool145 X PISSARRO'S GIRL LYING IN THE GRASSDorothee Hansen157 XI FILLING THE PROVENANCE GAPDorothee Hansen & Brigitte Reuter170 Acknowledgements and Justification171 About the Authors172 Notes183 Bibliography188 Photo Credits189 Glossary190 Index

"Their Pissarro Is Staying in Germany, but Their Story Is Getting Out" - NY Times