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 95
Aus Kiste Nr. B 49
II, 2, 2
Artist: 18. Jh., Jean Honoré Fragonard, geb. 1733 in Grasse, gest. 1806 in Paris.
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Junge Mutter mit Kind [am Waldrand],
Description: Das Kind ist in ein Tuch gehüllt und auf einen Steinblock gestellt.
G.
Pastell
hochoval
47 x 32,5 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Alter Louis-XV-Rahmen
Zugangstag, In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
Literature: Aus der Slg. Maurice Rothschild. Vgl. Georges Grappe: H. Fragonard, peintre de l'amour au XVIII siècle, Paris 1913. Ab.. nach S. 114. Baron Roger Portalis: Honoré Fragonard, se vie et son oeuvre, Paris 1889, S. 281, 2. Spalte. "Jeune mère et son enfant."
Provenance and Comments: This object was listed in a German Embassy inventory as belonging to Maurice de Rothschild.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/260, B323/293, B323/294, B323/309
Measurements: 47 x 32,5 cm
Framed? Yes
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: Neuschwanstein
Transfer place: Buxheim
Transfer date: 1944-08-24
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