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 44
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Kiste Nr. CLE 11
Artist: Kees van Dongen 1777 [1877] Delfshaven
Medium: Paintings
Title: Kriegsschiffe an der Mittelmeerküsste bei Cannes.
Description: Öl auf Leinwand.
Im Vordergrund zwei Palmen.
AGL/Dr.Bo./Dr.Ros.
Öl auf Lwd.
H. 33 cm -Br. 55 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: gerahmt
Bezeichnet Signatur: Sign. unten Mitte: Van Dongen
Zugangstag, in Paris: März 1944
Literature:
Provenance and Comments: Confiscated in March 1944--slated to leave for Nikolsburg on 1 August 1944. However, the train never left Paris. The French restiution authorities misnumbered this painting as CLE 14.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/267; RA 30, RV 103, MAEE, Paris
Measurements: 33 cm x 55 cm
Framed? Yes
Signed? Yes
Intake place: Jeu de Paume
Intake date: 1944-03-00
Transfer place: Nikolsburg
Transfer date: 1944-08-01
Restituted? Yes
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