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 19
Gr. IIb
Kiste Nr. Ceria-Espagnol-Creixams-Picabia 42 [1944]
Artist: 20.Jhd., Paris, d'Espagnat, Georges
Medium: Paintings
Title: Blumenstrauss in weisser Henkelvase auf roter Tischdecke, neben Spielzeug und Buch, vor geblümter und gestreifter Tapete.
Description: Bl.
Öl auf Lwd.65,5 x54,5
Gerahmt Fassung: gerahmt
Bezeichnet Signatur: Gie [GdE]
AGL/Bo/To/La.
Zugangstag, 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; RV 103, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 65,5 x 54,5
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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