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 79
Aus Kiste Nr. B 49
I, 4
Artist: 1760, Le Prince, Jean Baptiste. geb. 1734 in Metz, gest. 1781 in St. Denis du Port.
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Ländliche Szene in einer Hütte in Sudrussland.
Description: In einem zerfallenen Innenraum liegt eine Mutter und hat ein Kind an ihrer Brust. Vor ihr sitzt eine Frau und lehnt ein Mann an einer Feuerestätte. Rechts im Hintergrund zwei spielende Männer an einem Tisch, ein dritter schaut zu.
Slg. Maurice Rothschild, Armainvilliers.
G.
Sepia-zeichnung laviert
14,5 x 20,5 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Vergoldeter Louis XVI-Rahmen.
Bezeichnet Signatur: Signiert links unter: Le Prince 1760
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 in December 1940.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 14,5 x 20,5 cm
Framed? Yes
Signed? Yes
Intake place: Chateau d'Armainvilliers
Transfer place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Louvre
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1940-12-19
Transfer place: Lager Peter
Transfer date: 1944-10-27
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