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 215
Aus Kiste Nr. Bor 148
I, 1
Artist: B.A. Bunker
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Mädchen am Brunnen bei Engelberg.
Description: Am Fusse einer zwischen Felsen stehenden mächtigen Eiche ein von Steinquadern umgebener Brunnen. Im Mittelgrund ein Mädchen mit einem Gefäss auf ihrem Kopf.
Zarte Farben, kräftige Umrisse.
Gegenstück zu Bor 216
Slg. Maurice Rothschild, übernommen von der Botschaft.
Aquarellierte Federzeichnung
36 x 25
Gerahmt Fassung: In Goldrahmen im Stil des 18. Jahrhunderts.
Bezeichnet Signatur: unten rechts: De-line par B.A.Dunker à Engelberg, d'apreés nature.
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Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RA 620, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 36 x 25
Framed? Yes
Signed? Yes
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: Lager Peter
Repatriated to France? Yes
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 1946-04-09
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