Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

The Munich based Bayrische Staatsgemäldesammlungen (Bavarian State Painting Collections), founded in1799, hold the collections of artworks held by the Free State of Bavaria. Ernst Buchner (1892-1962) was the director of the Bayrische Staatsgemäldesammlungen during the Nazi regime. He played a significant role in the seizure of Jewish art and the eventual safeguarding of German collections and Nazi loot. For more information, please see: https://www.pinakothek.de/bayerische-staatsgemaeldesammlungen. Accessed 2 June 2021. M1782-OSS Art Looting Investigation Unit Reports, 1945-46. Detailed Interrogation Reports (DIR). Report Nr. 2: Ernst Buchner. https://www.fold3.com/image/231995852. Accessed 2 June 2021.