Owner: Maurice 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.
Inventory No.: Bor 173
Aus Kiste Nr. Bor 149
II, 2, 2
Artist: Natoir
Medium: Paintings
Title: Dame mit Papagei.
Description: Kniestück einer nach links gewendeten sitzenden Dame, die den Beschauer anblickt. Sie hält und unterrichtet einen blau-grünen Papagei. Silbergraues Damastkleid mit weitem Brustausschnitt. Ihren linken Ellbogen stützt sie auf ein rotes Kissen. Im Hintergrund vor blaugrauem Himmel bräunliches Kissen. Im Hintergrund vor blaugrauem Himmel bräunliches Laubwerk.
Aus Sammlung Maurice Rothschild, übernommen von der Botschaft (inventar II, 2, 2 )
Öl auf Lwd. 79,5 x 63
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Provenance and Comments: The item--BoR 173--was in a crate set aside for von Behr at the Louvre before it was transferred to the Jeu de Paume. It was on a German Embassy inventory list as belonging to Maurice de Rothschild.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RV 103, RV 107, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 79,5 x 63
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
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