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 75
I, 4
Kiste Nr. B 48
Artist: Guardi, Francesco, geb. 1712 in Venedig, gest. 1793 ebenda.
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Gondeln, Galeeren und Seegelboote auf dem Canale grande.
Description: Rechts die Insel S. Giorgio mit der Kirche.
Vorn auf der Glasscheibe ein Zettel mit der Nummer 169.
Aus der Slg. Maurice Rothschild.
G.
Bleistiftzeichnung.
Braun laviert
26 x 51 cm
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. The frame for this painting was restituted to Maurice de Rothschild on 17 May 1946.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/294, B323/304; RA 620, RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 26 x 51 cm
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: Lager Peter
Transfer date: 1944-10-27
Aussee No.: 280
Munich No.: 354/2
Repatriated to France? Yes
Repatriation date: 1946-06-25
Shipment No.: 8
Restituted? Yes
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