| 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 63 II, 2, 3 Kiste Nr. B 50 M.R. 2 |
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| Artist: | Caspar Netscher, geb. 1639 in Heidelberg, gest. 1684 im Haag. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||
| Title: | Würfelspieler im Park. | ||||||||
| Description: | Im Vordergrund lagern zwei würfelnde Männer, hinter ihnen eine Frau. Rechts, etwas zurückliegend eine Säulenarchitektur und eine Venusstatue. Öl auf Leinwand. Aus der Slg. Maurice Rothschild. G. Öl auf Lwd. 40,5 x 34 cm Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft rue de Lille 80. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This item was packed in a crate at the German Embassy, then transferred to the Louvre from where it was taken to the Jeu de Paume in mid-December 1940. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 40,5 x 34 cm | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1940-12-19 | ||||||||
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