Owner: Maurice de Rothschild — Chateau d'Armainvilliers, 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.: BoR 169
II, 2,2
Kiste Nr. B 144
Artist: Eisen
Medium: Paintings
Title: Zwei Amoretten auf einer Wolke, die vordere ein Rosengewinde in den Händen, die hintere ihr einen Spiegel hinhaltend.
Description: Öl auf Lwd.
Rund ø 47 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Vergoldeter Rahmen à la Louis XVI
Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
G.
Literature: Aus Besitz Maurice Rothschild, Armainvilliers.
Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 47 cm
Framed? Yes
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
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