| Owner: |
MM. Bernheim-Jeune — Paris, France |
| Collection: |
(JBernheim-Jeune) Paris region and Rastignac-While most of Josse Bernheim-Jeune's collection was spread out among properties in Paris and Fontainebleau, parts of it were transferred to the Rastignac estate in the Dordogne in southwestern France. On March 30, 1944, a combination of German troops, Georgian irregulars from Paris, SD agents from Perigueux and SS troops descended in the area around Rastignac. The castle was torched. After the war, a surviving witness attested to the fact that the art works had perished even though others attested to the presence of several trucks that left the castle grounds shortly before the fire was set. The fate of the art is unknown. |
| Inventory No.: |
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| Artist: |
Paul Cézanne |
| Medium: |
Paintings |
| Title: |
Portrait de l'artiste |
| Description: |
peinture
35 x 37 cm |
| Literature: |
Acquired from Meier-Graefe on 9 May 1899. |
| Provenance and Comments: |
According to a handwritten note in the postwar restitution files, this looted painting was last seen in Belgium. |
| Archival Sources: |
RA 625, MAEE, Paris, France |
| Measurements: |
35 x 37 cm |
| Intake place: |
rue Desbordes-Valmore, Paris |
| Intake date: |
1941-00-00 |
| Transfer place: |
Belgium |
| Restituted? |
No |
| Images: |
(No image)
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