| Owner: | Hermann Arnstein — Paris, France | ||||||||
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| Collection: | (Arns) Hermann Arnstein-There is no information on Arnstein, bu we do know that he and his family were deported from France. There is no evidence that any of the Arnstein family members made it back from Nazi concentration camps. Some of the "recovered" Arnstein property were sold at auction by the French government. | ||||||||
| Inventory No.: | Arns 33 Aus Kiste Nr. Arns 1 |
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| Artist: | Joh. Ammann, geb. 1695 in Schaffhausen, gest. 1751 ebenda | ||||||||
| Medium: | Works on Paper | ||||||||
| Title: | Bildnis der Tübinger Theologen Christophorus Matthäus Pfaff. | ||||||||
| Description: | Graphisches Blatt. Kniestück. Der Dargestellte im Amtstracht ist dem Beschauer zugewendet; er hat die Linke auf die Brust gelegt und die Rechts predigend erhoben. Unter der Amrandung Legende und Wappen. AGF/Dr.W. Wa. Kupferstich (Druckrand) H. 30,8 cm Br. 24 cm Gerahmt Fassung: [Druckrand] Bezeichnet Signatur: Joh. Amman sculps Scaphus. Zugangstag: Im Reich: März 43 |
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| Provenance and Comments: | This work by Ammann was transferred to the "Administration des Domaines" on 22 December 1950 ostensibly for the purpose of being sold off at auction. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 1 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/266 | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 30,8 cm x 24 cm | ||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Signed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Intake place: | 23 avenue Leopold II, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-00-00 | ||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||
| Repatriation date: | 1945-11-13 | ||||||||
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