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Wednesday, 14 May 2014 11:59

Art Hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt Left Second Will

Claude Monet's painting of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1903. Claude Monet's painting of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1903. BBC

The late German recluse who hoarded a priceless art trove, some of it suspected Nazi loot, left two wills, a court said Tuesday, adding however that they "complement each other".

The Munich court did not reveal the beneficiary but said both documents named the same recipient or recipients of the spectacular estate of Cornelius Gurlitt, who died last week aged 81.

The art treasure of Gurlitt, the son of a Nazi-era art dealer, came to light last year, with many works believed to have been stolen or extorted from Jewish collectors, sparking claims by some of their descendants.

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