Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Franz von Lenbach" in English language version.
Hitler, of course, emerged as the prime beneficiary. The presents given to him each April 20, on his birthday constituted an important means of expanding his collection. Examples include Goebbels presentation of a Lenbach painting in 1936 (which he described in his diary: "(Hitler) is very touched and takes the greatest joy in my Lenbach")
Born in 1843, Mosse, who was part of the Jewish community that enjoyed success in Germany before the rise of the Nazis, was the publisher of the liberal daily Berliner Tageblatt and several other newspapers. He also owned about 130 trade magazines. His adopted daughter Felicia inherited a collection comprising thousands of paintings, sculptures, books, antiquities and furniture when Mosse died in 1920. Among Mosse's favourite artists were Max Liebermann, Oswald Achenbach, Franz Lenbach and Adolph Menzel. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the family was forced to flee and their property was confiscated.
Nach dem Krieg wurden viele Kunstwerke ausfindig gemacht. Sie waren in Central Collecting Points gebracht worden, auch aus dem Kloster Ettal, wo die Bestände der Pinakotheken eingelagert waren. Unter der Inventar-Nummer 161 war ein Lenbach-Porträt des Komponisten Franz von Liszt, es gehörte einst dem Sammler Sigmund Bernstein. Bis heute ist unklar, wo das Gemälde blieb.
