Owner: Veuve Louis Hirsch — Paris, France
Collection: (Hir) [André] Louis-Hirsch-The inventory of the Hirsch collection was produced at Fussen by Dr. Schiedlausky on 2 April 1943. It should also be noted that the HIR 1 card indicates that 22 objects were carded at the Jeu de Paume under the HIR collection label. However, there are only 20 ERR cards for the HIR collection. HIR 21 [L. Hir 3] and HIR 22 [L. HIR 4] are technically part of the L. HIR collection. Hence, the HIR and L. HIR collections belonged to the same family. One [HIR] was plundered at the Banque de France and the other [L. HIR] was plundered a the Hirsch residence at 64, avenue Raymond Poincare.
Inventory No.: Hir 2
AUS KISTE NR.: HIR 3
Artist: 1786, Johannes Ernst Heinsius; geb. 1740 in Hildburghausen, gest. 1812 in Weimar
Medium: Paintings
Title: Brustbild einer Dame
Description: Die Dargestellte vor dunklem grünlichen Hintergrund, den Beschauer anblickend, in einem weit dekolletierten Gewand, das die linke Schulter freiläßt. Die Frisur ist vom Stirnansatz hochgekämmt und fällt seilich in losen Locken auf die Schultern hinab. Die Malweise ist zügig, mit temperamentvollen Pinselstrichen. In den Schattenpartien des Inkarnats warme rote Töne.
Öl auf Leinwd.
60,6 x 49 cm
Sign.u.dat.links am Rande: Heinsius pinxit. 17.. (1796?)
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Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 8 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/272, B323/304; RA 609, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 60,6 x 49 cm
Signed? Yes
Intake place: Chambre 104, Banque de France, Paris
Transfer place: DSK
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-03-12
Transfer place: Fussen
Transfer date: 1941-10-16
Munich No.: 720/2
Repatriated to France? Yes
Repatriation date: 1946-05-23
Restituted? Yes
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