| Owner: | Alexandrine de Rothschild — 2, rue Léonard de Vinci, Paris, France | ||||
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| Collection: | (Al. R.) (Alexandrine) Sammlung Rothschild--Most of the objects classified by the ERR as Al. R. belonged to Alexandrine de Rotschild. They were stolen from her Paris apartment, various bank vaults and her estate in Boulogne-sur-Seine. The thefts began in earnest in the summer of 1940 and did not stop until midway through 1941. You can find items belonging to Alexandrine de Rothschild in the BoR, Al. R and R collections as well as in the Wbg collection. | ||||
| Inventory No.: | Al. R. 143 Kiste Nr. Al R 2 |
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| Artist: | Gustave Moreau, 1826 - 97 | ||||
| Medium: | Works on Paper | ||||
| Title: | Illustrationen zu den Fabeln von Lafontaine. | ||||
| Description: | d) "La Cigale et la Fourmi". Elegante Dame mit Hut und umgehängter Balaleika vor einem Haus stehend. Im Hintergrund Blick auf eine Stadt. Vor dem Haus arbeitende Frau mit Kindern. AGL/Dr.Egg./He. Aquarell 30 x 21 Gerahmt Fassung: Unter Glas gerahmt Bezeichnet Signatur: Signiert Zugangstag, in Paris: 1940/1941 |
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| Provenance and Comments: | Sent to ERR headquarters at 54, Avenue d'Iena, for display. Returned to the Jeu de Paume on 15 April 1943 according to Dr. Tomforde of the ERR staff at the Jeu de Paume. | ||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 1 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/285, B323/306; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||
| Measurements: | 30 x 21 | ||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-12-04 | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-07-27 | ||||
| Transfer place: | Nikolsburg | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-11-15 | ||||
| Transfer place: | 54, Avenue d'Iena | ||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||
| Transfer date: | 1943-04-15 | ||||
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