| 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 221 Aus Kiste Nr. Bor 147 II 2, 4 |
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| Artist: | Duran, Carouls [Carolus] | ||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||
| Title: | Bildnis des Bildhauers C. Astrue [Astruc] | ||||||||
| Description: | Vor beleuchteter Wand Kniebild eines nach rechts unten schauenden Herrn mit braunem Haar und schwarzem Backen- und Vollbart in schwarzem dreiviertellangem Rock und goldbrauner Halsschleife. Slg. Maurice Rothschild, übernommen von der Botschaft, in der Botschaftsliste nicht erwähnt. (Gelber Punkt aufgeklebt.) Öl auf Holz 26 x 20,5 Bezeichnet Signatur: unten rechts: 21. April 1858 C. Duran. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This item was restituted to the 'Succession Georges Mandel' consisting of Ms. Claude Mandel, who, as a minor, was represented by her guardian, Beatrice Bretty-Dangel. It should be noted that Carolus Duran painted a number of portraits of Zacharie Astruc. There is a portrait of Astruc listed on the inventory of Georges Mandel's belongings with no supplementary descriptive information. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RA 38, RA 651, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 26 x 20,5 | ||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-05-28 | ||||||||
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