Why Did Maria Altmann Fight For ‘The Woman In Gold’?

“If they would have once come and said, ‘We know these paintings are not ours, but, look, they are national treasures for us. Can you sit down and negotiate?’ Not once did they even attempt it or answer a letter of mine. … They feel they got away with and they (feel they) will get away with it, and they will pat themselves on their back, and this is what makes me so angry.”