| Owner: | Fedor Löwenstein — Bordeaux, France |
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| Collection: | (Lowenstein) Bordeaux, France--Fedor Lowenstein (1901-1946) was a largely abstract painter of Czech descent, although born in Munich, Germany. His paintings were seized in a harbor warehouse in Bordeaux while awaiting shipment to New York where they were supposed to be exhibited. The contents of the crate were transferred to the Jeu de Paume in Paris where the ERR decided that they should be destroyed (vernichtet). |
| Inventory No.: | Lowenstein 19 MNR R 27 P Kiste Nr. Gruppe IV 2 |
| Artist: | 1939, Löwenstein |
| Medium: | Paintings |
| Title: | Les arbres |
| Description: | Öl auf Lwd. Gerahmt 54 x 65 cm vernichtet |
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| Provenance and Comments: | Slated for destruction. . However, like the phoenix rising from the ashes, this painting was rediscovered decades later in a Paris cultural site. It was exhibited in Bordeaux in 2012. See R 27 P |
| Archival Sources: | Bundesarchiv, B323/277; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France |
| Measurements: | 54 x 65 cm |
| Framed? | Yes |
| Intake place: | Hafenverwaltungsstab, Hangar H, Bordeaux |
| Transfer place: | Herr Braumuller/Feldkommandatur 529, Bordeaux |
| Transfer date: | 1940-12-05 |
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume |
| Slated for destruction? | Yes |
| Transfer date: | 1943-06-21 |
| Restituted? | No |
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