Owner: MM. Bernheim-Jeune — Paris, France
Collection: (JBernheim-Jeune) Paris region and Rastignac-While most of Josse Bernheim-Jeune's collection was spread out among properties in Paris and Fontainebleau, parts of it were transferred to the Rastignac estate in the Dordogne in southwestern France. On March 30, 1944, a combination of German troops, Georgian irregulars from Paris, SD agents from Perigueux and SS troops descended in the area around Rastignac. The castle was torched. After the war, a surviving witness attested to the fact that the art works had perished even though others attested to the presence of several trucks that left the castle grounds shortly before the fire was set. The fate of the art is unknown.
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Artist: Delacroix
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Deux études de figure d'homme et une tete de chat.
Description: dessin à la mine de plomb.
Literature: ex-Degas collection
Provenance and Comments: These works belonged to Henry Bernheim-Dauberville.
Archival Sources: RA 625, MAEE, Paris, France
Intake place: rue Desbordes-Valmore, Paris
Intake date: 1941-00-00
Restituted? No
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