| Owner: | Maurice de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — Paris, France | ||||||||||||
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| 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 223 AUS KISTE NR. Bor 149 I, 2 |
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| Artist: | Russel, J. | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Paintings | ||||||||||||
| Title: | Ovales Kinderbild mit Schmetterling. | ||||||||||||
| Description: | Kniestück. Das weissgekleidete Kind sitzt im Freien, die rechte Hand wird vom Rahmen überschnitten, die linke zeigt nach oben zu einem Kohlweissling. Blaue Augen, blondes Haar. Im Hintergrund besonnte Bäume, gewittriger Himmel. In vergoldetem geschnitzten Louis XVI. Rahmen bekrönt von einer grossen Schleife und breitem Band. Pastell, oval,55 x 44,4 Gerahmt Fassung: s. oben! |
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| Literature: | Slg. Maurice Rothschild, übernommen von der Botschaft. | ||||||||||||
| Provenance and Comments: | The item--BoR 223--was in a crate set aside for von Behr at the Louvre before it was transferred to the Jeu de Paume. It was listed in a German Embassy inventory as belonging to Maurice de Rothschild. | ||||||||||||
| Archival Sources: | RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RA 15, RV 103, RV 107, MAEE, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
| Measurements: | 55 x 44,4 | ||||||||||||
| Framed? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Intake place: | German Embassy, Paris | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Louvre | ||||||||||||
| Transfer place: | Jeu de Paume | ||||||||||||
| Transfer date: | 1941-05-02 | ||||||||||||
| Repatriated to France? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Restituted? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Restitution date: | 1946-05-17 | ||||||||||||
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