all of it acquired by hildebrand gurlitt, cornelius's father.art dealer chosen by hitler to sell the art to customers abroad for hard currency. much of it featured in a 1937 degenerate art show in which hitler wanted to show germans what he regarded as the decadence and depravity of modern avant garde art. art historian vanessa voigt, a specialist in art of that era, was called in by police during the raid. >> vanessa voigt: i saw there cornelius gurlitt. he is an... a man who is ill. he was afraid and he... he didn't speak. >> safer: cornelius sat stunned as agents went through his apartment. did he say anything to you or to the agents from the government? >> voigt: no. he... he was really shocked of this situation, i think. in this apartment, there were no people for... for many, many years. i think there were perhaps an art dealer, but... but no one else. >> safer: did he seem to be sane? >> voigt: yeah, he was. >> safer: his cousin says, after cornelius' father died, he never allowed anyone into the apartment or his crumbling house in salzbu