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 43
II, 2,2
Kiste Nr. H 12
106
Artist: Jules Vernet [Joseph Vernet]
Medium: Paintings
Title: Hafenlandschaft.
Description: (Beschreibung folgt noch)
Leinwand.
Aus Sammlung Maurice Rothschild. Sammlung des Führers.
G.
Leinwand
H. 45,5 cm, Br. 66 cm.
Verbleib: H.G.
Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
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Provenance and Comments: This item went from the German Embassy to the Jeu de Paume in mid-December 1940 for Goering to eventually transfer to Hitler.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA, RG 239 M1944 Reel 84 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 45,5 cm x 66 cm
Intake place: Chateau d'Armainvilliers
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: H. G.
Transfer place: Adolf Hitler
Linz No.: 1494
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