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 232
Artist: 1830/40, Pierre Vernet
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Rennpferde, gleichartig in landschaftlicher Umgebung in Aquarelltechnik und mit Goldleisten gerahmt.
Description: Auf den Rückseiten Zettel mit Namen, Abstammung und gewonnenen Preisen der Pferde.
Esméralda, nach rechts gewendet mit Reiter und Pferdhalter, rechts hinter Rennplatztribüne.
Pierre Vernet Pariser Tiermaler um 1830/40
[23 cm]
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Provenance and Comments:
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/304
Measurements: 23 cm
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1941-05-02
Transfer place: Lager Peter
Transfer date: 1944-10-27
Aussee No.: 282
Munich No.: 356/5
Repatriated to France? Yes
Restituted? Yes
Restitution date: 1946-10-29
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