| Owner: | Léon Seyffers — Bruxelles, Belgique |
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| Collection: | (LSeyffers) Bruxelles-In the spring of 1944. Léon Seyffers and his family were arrested on June 19, 1944. His belongings including his art collection—personal collection plus residual of his business inventory—were seized “4 or 5 days after his arrest" by the Gestapo. He was later deported from Malines to Auschwitz on July 31, 1944, where he is presumed to have perished. Three paintings were removed from the residence of Gaston Mueller in Brussels. The bulk of his art collection was warehoused at a German-administered site on rue du Transvaal. A number of paintings were recovered at another depot located at 74, rue de Laeken, in Brussels. |
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| Artist: | Adriaen Isenbrant [Ysenbrant] |
| Medium: | Paintings |
| Title: | Calvaire avec la Vierge et Saint-Jean |
| Description: | Bois 18 x 13 cm |
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| Provenance and Comments: | W. Roesler from Schwartzfeld, Roetgen, allegedly acquired this painting from Mr. Seyffers in 1941, according to information supplied by Roesler's appointed expert, Mr. Clausmoyer. It was incorporated into the Roesler collection which was eventually seized by British military units at Schloss Dyck in Germany. |
| Archival Sources: | AGR/510 2349 000 00 410, Brussels, Belgium |
| Measurements: | 18 x 13 cm |
| Intake place: | Leon Seyffers |
| Transfer place: | W. Roesler, |
| Transfer date: | 1941-00-00 |
| Transfer place: | Schloss Dyck? |
| Restituted? | No |
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