![“Dancer” by Marg Moll. The photograph shows the artwork after it was cleaned in October 2010. Photographer: Achim Kleuker/Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation via Bloomberg
During construction work on a new subway line through the heart of Berlin, archeologists discovered 11 sculptures that were once part of the Nazis’ Degenerate Art exhibition, pieces that the regime found too “un-German.” All from early 20th century artists and all bearing clear indications of having been fire-damaged, all were thought to have been lost forever. This piece, “The Dancer” by Marg Moll from 1930, was among them. The face and arm have been polished to show its original condition. [source]
“We thought we were digging up a 13th-century medieval town hall, and instead we found ‘degenerate’ art,” Hermann Parzinger, the president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, said at a news conference today. “Archaeology is always good for a surprise.”[source]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbs9ieVyZw1qzvxbko1_400.jpg)
“Dancer” by Marg Moll. The photograph shows the artwork after it was cleaned in October 2010. Photographer: Achim Kleuker/Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation via Bloomberg
During construction work on a new subway line through the heart of Berlin, archeologists discovered 11 sculptures that were once part of the Nazis’ Degenerate Art exhibition, pieces that the regime found too “un-German.” All from early 20th century artists and all bearing clear indications of having been fire-damaged, all were thought to have been lost forever. This piece, “The Dancer” by Marg Moll from 1930, was among them. The face and arm have been polished to show its original condition. [source]
“We thought we were digging up a 13th-century medieval town hall, and instead we found ‘degenerate’ art,” Hermann Parzinger, the president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, said at a news conference today. “Archaeology is always good for a surprise.”[source]
