| Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — Paris, France | ||||||||
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| Collection: | (BoR) Botschaft Rothschild--The largest collections stolen in France mostly by specialized elements of the German occupation forces belonged to the Rothschild family. The German Embassy in Paris guided by Ambassador Otto Abetz, oversaw the plunder of property belonging to various members of the Rothschild family, including Maurice, Alexandrine, James-Armand and Edmond. These early removals of Rothschild property occurred in the summer and fall of 1940 and were greatly aided by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK), a securities and financial fraud police organization that had jurisdiction over bank vaults and safe deposit boxes where thousands of art objects were stored for safekeeping. | ||||||||
| Inventory No.: | Bor 181 Aus Kiste Nr. Bor 148 I, 5 |
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| Artist: | 1800, Frankreich | ||||||||
| Medium: | Works on Paper | ||||||||
| Title: | Zwei Stutzer auf der Promendade. ("Les Incroyables"). | ||||||||
| Description: | Zwei geckenhaft herausgeputzte Herren mit eng anliegenden Beinkleidern und farbigen Fräcken stellen sich zur Schau. Im Hintergrund mehrere Personen. Slg. Maurice Rothschild, übernommen von der Botschaft. Aquarell 15,5 x 10,7 Gerahmt Fassung: Moderner Rahmen. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | These objects were listed in a German Embassy inventory as belonging to Maurice de Rotschild. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 15,5 x 10,7 | ||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-02-04 | ||||||||
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