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 61
Aus Kiste Nr. B 49
II, 2,3
Artist: [Arentsz Gabel] Arent Arentsz, gen. Gabel, geb. 1586 in Amsterdam, gest. 1635 ebenda
Medium: Paintings
Title: Flusslandschaft mit Fischern.
Description: Aufbewahrungsort: Peter
Flussufer. Vorn links ein Verkaufszelt, drei Frauen, ein Mann und mehrere Kinder. Rechts eine Gruppe von Leuten, im Hintergrund Segelboote.
Monogr. auf einem Stein unten im Vordergrund rechts: A.C. (ligiert).
a. d. Slg. Maurice Rothschild, Armainvilliers.
G.
49 x 98,5 cm
Bezeichnet Signatur: Monogr. auf einem Stein unten im Vordergrund rechts: A.C. ligiert
Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft
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Provenance and Comments: This item was packed in a crate at the German Embassy, then transferred to the Louvre from where it was taken to the Jeu de Paume.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294; RA 620, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 49 x 98,5 cm
Signed? Yes
Intake place: Chateau d'Armainvilliers
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Munich No.: 216/8
Repatriated to France? Yes
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 1946-10-29
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