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German
Etymology
rauben + Kunst
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁaʊ̯pkʊnst/
- Hyphenation: Raub‧kunst
Noun
Raubkunst f (genitive Raubkunst, no plural)
- stolen art
- Coordinate term: Beutekunst
2022 January 17, Catrin Lorch, “Raubkunst und Restitution”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:Allerdings verweist sie hier wieder lediglich auf "Wiener Privatbesitz", weswegen das Blatt vom Central Collecting Point in München in den Besitz der Bundesregierung gelangt. Die hat den klaren Auftrag, solche Raubkunst zu restituieren. Doch offensichtlich gibt man sich nicht viel Mühe.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Beutekunst is the more general term and includes art looted during war or in a war-like situation. Raubkunst is art confiscated from private collections, especially from Jewish collectors in Nazi Germany (also NS-Raubkunst).
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