| Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collection: | (BoR) Botschaft Rothschild--The largest collections stolen in France mostly by specialized elements of the German occupation forces belonged to the Rothschild family. The German Embassy in Paris guided by Ambassador Otto Abetz, oversaw the plunder of property belonging to various members of the Rothschild family, including Maurice, Alexandrine, James-Armand and Edmond. These early removals of Rothschild property occurred in the summer and fall of 1940 and were greatly aided by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK), a securities and financial fraud police organization that had jurisdiction over bank vaults and safe deposit boxes where thousands of art objects were stored for safekeeping. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory No.: | BoR 179 Aus Kiste Nr. B 146 I, 2 |
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| Artist: | Louis Philibert Debucourt, geb. 1755 Paris, gest. 1832 ebda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium: | Works on Paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Schausteller mit Zuschauern auf der Strasse (Moritalensänger). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | Zwischen zwei Bäumen ein Schaustellergerüst, auf dem ein Mann mit einem abgerichteten Affen und ein Trompeter stehen. Davor zahlreiche Zuschauer als Rückenfiguren, unter ihnen links ein Herr, der zwei große Damenhüte hochhält; rechts eine Dame in Profilstellung, deren Begleiter sich zurückwendet. G. Federzeichnung aquarelliert. 19 x 13,5 cm Gerahmt Fassung: Moderner Goldrahmen. Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft. |
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| Literature: | Slg. Maurice Rothschild. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provenance and Comments: | This might be the same item as that described in RA 15 featuring a comedy scene by Debucourt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RA 15, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 19 x 13,5 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Lager Peter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-02-04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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