Owner: Esther van Cleef — Paris, France
Collection: (CLE) van Cleef-The world-famous jeweler was based at Place Vendôme in Paris, one of the wealthiest Parisian enclaves, targeted by Nazis and local French collaborators for the immense wealth and high-end art that could be found there in private residences and in privately-owned galleries and luxury stores.
Inventory No.: CLE 18
Gr. IIb
Kiste Nr. CLE 11
Artist: 20.Jhd., Paris, d'Espagnat, Georges
Medium: Paintings
Title: Blumen- und Früchtestilleben.
Description: Birnen und Äpfel auf Teller.
AGL/Bo/To/La.
Bl.
Öl auf Lwd.
33,2 x 41,5
Gerahmt Fassung: gerahmt
Bezeichnet Signatur: Gie
Zugangstag, in Paris: 26.5.43
Literature:
Provenance and Comments: slated for exchange--placed on the train to Nikolsburg on 1 August 1944, but the train never left Paris.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/267,B323/302; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 33,2 x 41,5
Framed? Yes
Signed? Yes
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1943-05-26
Transfer place: Nikolsburg
Transfer date: 1944-08-01
Restituted? Yes
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