| 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 220 AUS KISTE NR. Bor 146 I, 5 |
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| Artist: | Decamp | ||||||||
| Medium: | Works on Paper | ||||||||
| Title: | Arabische Frauen am Brunnen. | ||||||||
| Description: | Vor fensterlosem Gemäuer steht eine unverschleierte Frau mit einem Kind auf der Schultr vor einer verschleierten, die sich leicht aufstützt. Neben ihnen zwei schlanke Henkelgefässe. Slg. Maurice Rothschild im Botschaftsdepot, übernommen von der Botschaft. Bräunliche Tuschzeichnung. 32 x 26 Gerahmt Fassung: Goldener Rahmen im Louis XVI. Stil. Bezeichnet Signatur: links seitlich: Decamp. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | The item--BoR 220--was in a crate set aside for von Behr at the Louvre before it was transferred to the Jeu de Paume. It was listed in a German Embassy inventory as belonging to Maurice de Rothschild. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RA 620, RV 103, RV 107, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 32 x 26 | ||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Lager Peter | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1944-10-27 | ||||||||
| Aussee No.: | 976 | ||||||||
| Munich No.: | 1177/2 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-10-29 | ||||||||
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