| Owner: |
Raymond Dreyfus — Paris, France |
| 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.: |
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| Artist: |
Degas |
| Medium: |
Works on Paper |
| Title: |
Halbfiguren dreier Tanzerinen |
| Description: |
Kreidezeichnung auf gelbliche grauem Papier
Signiert Degas
64 x 55 cm |
| Literature: |
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| Provenance and Comments: |
This work on paper by Degas was confiscated from the home of Raymond Dreyfus and stored at the annex of the German Embassy in Paris, 82, rue de Lille. |
| Archival Sources: |
RG 239 M 1944 Reel 84 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/308 |
| Signed? |
Yes |
| Intake place: |
German Embassy, 82, rue de Lille, Paris |
| Images: |
(No image)
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