| Owner: | Robert de Rothschild — 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 217 AUS KISTE NR. BoR 147 |
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| Artist: | Good, T.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||||||||||
| Title: | The Song [La Chanson] | ||||||||||||||||
| Description: | Auf einer Bank auf der rechts ein rotes Tuch und eine Matrosenkappe liegt, sitzt ein dunkeläugiger Junge in der Linken ein Notenblatt haltend. Rechts ein grosser Henkelkorb, davor zwei Kohlrüben. Links ein weisser Rettich. Dunkelbrauner Hintergrund. Öl auf Holz 24,5 x 19 Bezeichnet Signatur: rechts unten: T.S.Cood [Good] |
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| Literature: | Auf der Rückseite Zeitungsausschnitte des Jahres 1893: Daisy Graphie 5. Juni: Weekly Sun 11.Juni: THE QUEEN 10. Juni; Sporting Life 7. Juni, in denen "The Song" allgemein lobend erwähnt wird. Slg. Maurice Rothschild, übernommen von der Botschaft, in der Botschaftsliste nicht erwähnt. | ||||||||||||||||
| Provenance and Comments: | According to French restitution authorities, this painting by T. S. Good belongs to the Baron Robert de Rothschild. However, German officials deposited it at the German Embassy's storage facility of 80, rue de Lille, as property of Maurice de Rothschild. The painting was initially stored at the German-French Institute on rue Saint-Dominique in Paris before being transferred to the Louvre. | ||||||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293; RA 14, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 24,5 x 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German-French Institute, rue Saint-Dominique, Paris | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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