Cultural Plunder by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR): Database of Art Objects at the Jeu de Paume

Owner:

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 168
Kiste Nr. B 144

Artist:

Degas

Medium:

Works on Paper

Title:

Drei Tänzerinnen, die eine rechts von einer Kulisse überschnitten.

Description:

Pastell
88 x 61 cm gerahmt
Bezeichnet Signatur: unten links: Degas
Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft
G.

Literature:

Aus Besitz Rosenberg und Bernstein, Bordeaux.

Provenance and Comments:

A number of Paul Rosenberg's art objects which were seized in the early months of the German occupation of France were brought to the German Embassy in Paris. Some mixups occurred in the inventorying which explains why this work by Degas bears the BoR label which links it with the Rothschild collection. See Degas

Archival Sources:

RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France

Measurements:

88 x 61 cm

Framed?

Yes

Signed?

Yes

Intake place:

German Embassy, Paris

Transfer place:

Jeu de Paume