Owner: Edmond de Rothschild — Chateau Ferrieres, 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 243
AUS KISTE NR.
R 636
II, 2,2
Artist:
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Bildnis einer jungen Dame
Description: Reproduktion des französischen Damenbildnisses des 18.Jahrhunderts.
R 1010
Vergleiche Foto von R 1010 !
31 x 21,5 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Goldrahmen
Zugangstag, in Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
Literature: This painting is very similar in its description to one that is credited to Edmond de Rothschild which was confiscated from his property at Ferrières.
Provenance and Comments: The item-BoR 243--was in a crate set aside for von Behr at the Louvre before it was transferred to the Jeu de Paume. This item was in a crate at the Jeu de Paume in 1941.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RV 103, RV 107, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 31 x 21,5 cm
Framed? Yes
Intake place: Chateau de Ferrieres
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
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