| Owner: | Robert 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 96 Aus Kiste Nr. B 144. II, 3, 4 RR14 |
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| Artist: | Degas, Edgar. geb. 1834 in Paris, gest. 1917 ebenda. | ||||||||
| Medium: | Works on Paper | ||||||||
| Title: | Sitzende Tänzerin den Schuh anziehend. | ||||||||
| Description: | G. Farbstiftzeichnung lichte Größe: 40 x 22 cm gerahmt Bezeichnet Signatur: auf der Rückseite: RR. Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | Although the item was assigned to Robert de Rothschild, the Baron Maurice de Rothschild recovered this work on paper by Edgar Degas. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/304; RA 620, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 40 x 22 cm | ||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1950-10-02 | ||||||||
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