| Owner: | Alphonse Kann — St-Germain-en-Laye, France |
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| Collection: | (Ka (13 A)) Alphonse Kann |
| Inventory No.: | Ka 989 |
| Artist: | Edgar Degas |
| Medium: | Paintings |
| Title: | Mme. Camus am Klavier |
| Description: | Bildnis der Mme. Camus am Klavier. Zimmerecke mit Klavier und Notenständer. Davor sitzt die Dargestellte, dem Beschauer zugedreht, vom Instrument abgewendet in langem, schwarzem Kleid, die rechte Hand auf den Tasten. Öl auf Lwd. H. 140 cm Br. 94,5 cm Signiert: Degas |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This painting was seized at the home of Alphonse Kann. Tausch 1: On March 3, 1941, the art dealer Gustav Rochlitz exchanged 11 "degenerate" paintings for two Old Masters, one painting by Jan Weenix and another by a Master of Northern Italy. The works were looted from the collections of Alphonse Kann, Paul Rosenberg, and Alfred Lindenbaum (Lindon) and produced by the following painters: Braque, Cezanne, Corot, Degas, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir and Sisley.Headed for Galerie Fischer in Luzern, Switzerland. Later on, acquired by the Swiss arms dealer, Bührle. |
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 9 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/72, B323/273 |
| Measurements: | 140 x 94,5 cm |
| Signed? | Yes |
| Intake place: | rue des Bucherons, Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Intake date: | 1940-11-00 |
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume |
| Transfer place: | Gustav Rochlitz |
| Transfer place: | Hans Wendland |
| Transfer place: | Galerie Fischer, Luzern, Switzerland |
| Transfer place: | Heinrich Buhrle |
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