| 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 218 AUS KISTE NR. Bor 147 II, 4, 3 |
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| Artist: | Notermon, L. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||
| Title: | Zwei Affen als Kunstkenner und Maler. | ||||||||
| Description: | Auf einem Lehnstuhl sitzt ein alter Affe im roten Frack, ein links vor ihm stehendes Bild mit breitem Goldrahmen betrachtend. Rechts hinter ihm ein anderer mit roter Zipfelmütze, Pinsel und Palette. Öl auf Holz 23,7 x 15,6 Bezeichnet Signatur: unten links: L. Notermon. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This object was listed in a German Embassy inventory as belonging to Maurice de Rothschild. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RA 620, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 23,7 x 15,6 | ||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-04-09 | ||||||||
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