Owner: Robert de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — Paris, 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.
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Artist: Degas
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Tanzerin, das rechts ... nach rückwärts hochhebend
Description: Kreidezeichnung auf grauem Papier

59 x 45 [65]cm
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Provenance and Comments: This work by Degas was confiscated from Robert de Rothschild and stored at the German Embassy in Paris.
Archival Sources: Bundesarchiv, B323/308
Measurements: 59 x 45 cm
Intake place: German Embassy, rue de Lille, Paris
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