Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild Chateau d'Armainvilliers, 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 78 II, 2,2 Kiste Nr. B 47 |
Artist: | 1775, Französischer Meister |
Medium: | Paintings |
Title: | Bildnis einer jungen Dame mit Blumengirlande über Kopf und Brust, |
Description: | Aus der Slg. Maurice Rothschild. G. Pastell 47 x 38 cm Gerahmt Fassung: Alter geschnitzter Louis XVII-Rahmen. Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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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. This painting might be the same one which was seized from Chateau Ferrières, property of Edmond de Rothschild. |
Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France |
Measurements: | 47 x 38 cm |
Framed? | Yes |
Intake place: | Chateau de Ferrieres |
Transfer place: | German Embassy, Paris |
Transfer date: | 1940-08-00 |
Transfer place: | Louvre |
Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume |
Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 |
Transfer place: | Lager Peter |
Transfer date: | 1944-10-27 |
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