Treasure for a billion euro?

[Seriy]

The owner of " Munich treasure " demanded the return of the seized paintings
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The owner of the Munich apartment where it was discovered in 1406 works of art , 80 -year-old Cornelius Gurlitt said the protests against the confiscation of paintings by the state. This was announced in an interview that gave Gurlitt edition of Der Spiegel.

"I will not talk to them, and I did not give it to them on their own. When I die , they can do with my collection of whatever they want , "- said Gurlitt . He also said he did not understand why the government makes to his claim. According to him, he has paintings on legal grounds : They got him by inheritance from his father, an art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt . "I never had anything to do with the acquisition of paintings, I was engaged in saving them ", - added Gurlitt .

Also Gurlitt said in an interview that after his property had been arrested , he received a letter from the government . The letter stated that the paintings will be returned to him, but did not specify exactly what it will be pictures.

In addition, the heir to the art dealer said he believes his father Hildebrand Gurlitt real hero and regrets that it can not protect its collection. He told Der Spiegel, that his father saved the web from the Nazis, from the bombing of the Russian and the Americans . "He loved art and fought for it " - added Gurlitt Jr. ( who died in 1956 Gurlitt Sr. said that his collection was destroyed during the bombing of Dresden in World War II ) .

Gurlitt suspected of illegally selling paintings, purchased by his father , and failing to pay taxes on their sales and customs duties. He denies his guilt , saying that did not earn their living by trading art, and just sold a couple of paintings to pay their medical bills. "I never wanted anything from the government ," - said the heir to the collector , "What kind of state that exposes your private property for everyone to see ? "