Owner: Maurice de Rothschild — Schloss Ferrieres, 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 98
Kiste Nr. B 51
17
Artist: François Boucher, geb. 1703 in Paris, gest. 1770 ebda.
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Abfahrt zum Markt. (Le départ pour le marché).
Description: Stehendes junges Mädchen mit Strohhut, die Arme in die Hüfte gestützt, führt einen beladenen Esel. Zu ihren Füssen ein zottiger Hund. Um sie herum Gemüsekörbe.
Pastell.
lichte Grösse: 39 x 25,4 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Alter Louis XV-Rahmen
Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
Literature: Aus dem Besitz Maurice Rothschild. Vgl. dazu: Succession de Madame Brasseur de Lille, Versteigerungskatalog Paris 1928, Galerie Georges Petit, Nr. 3, Abb nach S. 6.
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, B323/304; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 39 x 25,4 cm
Framed? Yes
Intake place: Chateau de Ferrieres
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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