Owner: Maurice Dreyfus — 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: Edgar Degas
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Trois danseuses à mi-corps en buste
Description: fusain et estampe sur papier calque

64 x 55 cm
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Provenance and Comments: This drawing was stolen from Maurice Dreyfus' residence on 28 August 1940 by agents of the German Embassy in Paris, France. It was restituted to his heirs on 9 May 2016. The Bundesarchiv inventories of objects removed by German Embassy agents make no mention of this drawing.
Archival Sources: Musées Nationaux Récupération (MNR)
Measurements: 64 x 55 cm
Intake place: German Embassy, rue de Lille, Paris
Intake date: 1940-08-28
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 2016-05-09
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