| 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. | ||||||||
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| Inventory No.: | BoR 172 Aus Kiste Nr. Bor 149 |
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| Artist: | Art des Nattier | ||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||
| Title: | Damenbildnis. | ||||||||
| Description: | Brustbild einer Dame von vorn gesehen. Sie trägt ein weisses Chiffonkleid mit eingewebten weissen Streifen, das Hals und Brustansatz freilässt. Eine Perlenkette ist teilweise sichtbar. Eine blauseidene Draperie verdeckt ihre rechte Schulter. In der enganliegenden graugepuderten Frisur stecken einige Blumen. Graugrüner Hintergrund. Von der Botschaft übernommen (nicht feststellbaren Herkunft); nicht im Botschaftsinventar. Öl auf Lwd. 75 x 61 Gerahmt Fassung: Im viereckigen modernen Goldrahmen. |
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| Provenance and Comments: | The item--BoR 172--was in a crate set aside for von Behr at the Louvre before it was transferred to the Jeu de Paume. | ||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/304; RV 103, RV 107, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||
| Measurements: | 75 x 61 | ||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||
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