| Owner: |
MM. Bernheim-Jeune — Paris, France |
| Collection: |
(JBernheim-Jeune) Paris region and Rastignac-While most of Josse Bernheim-Jeune's collection was spread out among properties in Paris and Fontainebleau, parts of it were transferred to the Rastignac estate in the Dordogne in southwestern France. On March 30, 1944, a combination of German troops, Georgian irregulars from Paris, SD agents from Perigueux and SS troops descended in the area around Rastignac. The castle was torched. After the war, a surviving witness attested to the fact that the art works had perished even though others attested to the presence of several trucks that left the castle grounds shortly before the fire was set. The fate of the art is unknown. |
| Inventory No.: |
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| Artist: |
Paul Cézanne |
| Medium: |
Paintings |
| Title: |
Femmes et biscuits |
| Description: |
37 x 55 cm |
| Literature: |
Reproduced in "L'Art Moderne et quelques aspects de l'Art d'autrefois", 1919. Plate 17, Vol. 1 |
| Provenance and Comments: |
This painting was last known to be in the hands of a Parisian art dealer and painter, Mr. Benatov, rue Campagne-Première. It is not known whether he agreed to return the painting to its rightful owners. |
| Archival Sources: |
RA 625, MAEE, Paris, France |
| Measurements: |
37 x 55 cm |
| Intake place: |
rue Desbordes-Valmore, Paris |
| Intake date: |
1941-00-00 |
| Transfer place: |
Mr. Benatov, rue Campagne-Premiere, Paris |
| Images: |
(No image)
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