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 2
Gr. III
Kiste Nr. CLE 11
Artist: Kisling, Moise Jude! geb. 1891 Krakau, jetzt Paris
Medium: Paintings
Title: Frauenbildnis.
Description: Brustbild. Junge Frau, mit rotem Haar, blauem ausgeschnittenem Kleid, weiss-rot gepunktet, mit langen Armeln, vor blau-rotem Hintergrund.
AGL/Bo/To./La.
Wa.
Öl auf Lwd. 73 x 60
Gerahmt Fassung: gerahmt
Bezeichnet Signatur: Kisling

IN PARIS: 26.5.43
Literature:
Provenance and Comments: Returned to M. A. for sale--slated to leave for Nikolsburg on 1 August 1944, but the train never left Paris.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/267, B323/302; RA 30, RV 103, MAEE, Paris
Measurements: 73 x 60
Framed? Yes
Signed? Yes
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1943-05-26
Transfer place: Seissenegg
Transfer date: 1943-11-18
Transfer place: Nikolsburg
Transfer date: 1944-08-01
Restituted? Yes
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