| Owner: | M. et Mme. Levy de Benzion — Draveil, France | ||||||||||||
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| Collection: | (L-B (or LB)) Levy de Benzion (Schloss Dravail) | ||||||||||||
| Inventory No.: | LB 65 Kiste Nr. LB 1 [MbF 24.1.41] |
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| Artist: | Edgar Degas, geb.1834 | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Works on Paper | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Aktstudie. | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Rückenansicht einer Frau, die sich nach dem Bade mit einem Tuch die rechte Hüfte abtrocknet. Rechts die flüchtigen Konturen der Badewanne. Kohlezeichn. H. 84,8 cm Br. 37,9 cm Verbleib: H G |
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| Provenance and Comments: | Exchanged at the Fischer Gallery in Lucerne, Switzerland. [Goering Collection report, pp.129-130]. According to French restitution authorities, a painting by Degas entitled "Baigneuse" was restituted to the heirs of Levy de Benzion on 4 October 1955. The only painting that matches descriptively the one mentioned by the French is LB 65 entitled "Aktstudie", part of an exchange with Goering which benefited Theodor Fischer in Lucerne, Switzerland. It is our belief, lest there be proof to the contrary, that the painting was repatriated to France in 1948 but that it was not returned to the heirs of Levy de Benzion until late 1955. | ||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 11 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/276; RA 37, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 84,8 cm x 37,9 cm | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | Chateau de la Folie, Draveil | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | H G. | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Neuschwanstein/Hofer | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-07-12 | ||||||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1948-00-00 | ||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1955-10-04 | ||||||||||||
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