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 94
I, 5
Kiste Nr. B 49
210
Artist: 1839, Gavarni, Paul (geb. 1804 in Paris, gest. 1866 in Auteuil)
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Fächerblatt mit Maskentreiben.
Description: Sepia aquarelliert.
L. 41, ø 12 cm
G.
Gerahmt Fassung: Goldrahmen
Bezeichnet Signatur: unten rechts: Gavarni 39
Literature: Aus der Slg. Maurice Rothschild.
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 mid-December 1940.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 41 x 12 cm
Framed? Yes
Signed? Yes
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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