Owner: Maurice de Rothschild — Paris, France
Collection: (BoR) Botschaft Rothschild--The largest collections stolen in France mostly by specialized elements of the German occupation forces belonged to the Rothschild family. The German Embassy in Paris guided by Ambassador Otto Abetz, oversaw the plunder of property belonging to various members of the Rothschild family, including Maurice, Alexandrine, James-Armand and Edmond. These early removals of Rothschild property occurred in the summer and fall of 1940 and were greatly aided by the Devisenschutzkommando (DSK), a securities and financial fraud police organization that had jurisdiction over bank vaults and safe deposit boxes where thousands of art objects were stored for safekeeping.
Inventory No.: BoR 247
Artist: Reproduktion Fragonard
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Reproduktion
Description: Reproduktion einer Zeichnung von Fragonard mit Kindern, die in einem Bauernhaus Suppe löffeln. Rechts wehrt sich ein kleiner Junge dagegen, links beugt sich ein anderer über die Hundschüssel, weiter hinten zwei Stück Rindvieh.
Aus.Slg.Maurice Rothschild.
32,5 x 45 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Goldrahmen, leicht beschädigt.
Zugangstag, in Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft.
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Provenance and Comments: Transferred from German Embassy to Jeu de Paume on 24 April 1944.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; RA 826, MAEE, Paris, France
Measurements: 32,5 x 45 cm
Framed? Yes
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1944-04-24
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