Vichy approval for the sale of the remaining 252 paintings to the Germans

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Bonnard expressed to Lefranc his delight that the Louvre collections had been improved with 49 “remarkable works.” He approved the sale of the remaining “252 paintings” to the German Embassy by way of Göring’s agents, Lohse and Göpel, for 50 million francs.