Owner: | Esther van Cleef Paris, France |
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Collection: | (CLE) van Cleef-The world-famous jeweler was based at Place Vendôme in Paris, one of the wealthiest Parisian enclaves, targeted by Nazis and local French collaborators for the immense wealth and high-end art that could be found there in private residences and in privately-owned galleries and luxury stores. |
Inventory No.: | CLE 44 verblieben Kiste Nr. CLE 11 |
Artist: | Kees van Dongen 1777 [1877] Delfshaven |
Medium: | Paintings |
Title: | Kriegsschiffe an der Mittelmeerküsste bei Cannes. |
Description: | Öl auf Leinwand. Im Vordergrund zwei Palmen. AGL/Dr.Bo./Dr.Ros. Öl auf Lwd. H. 33 cm -Br. 55 cm Gerahmt Fassung: gerahmt Bezeichnet Signatur: Sign. unten Mitte: Van Dongen Zugangstag, in Paris: März 1944 |
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Provenance and Comments: | Confiscated in March 1944--slated to leave for Nikolsburg on 1 August 1944. However, the train never left Paris. The French restiution authorities misnumbered this painting as CLE 14. |
Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/267; RA 30, RV 103, MAEE, Paris |
Measurements: | 33 cm x 55 cm |
Framed? | Yes |
Signed? | Yes |
Intake place: | Jeu de Paume |
Intake date: | 1944-03-00 |
Transfer place: | Nikolsburg |
Transfer date: | 1944-08-01 |
Restituted? | Yes |
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