Owner: Alphonse Kann — St-Germain-en-Laye, France
Collection: (Ka (13 A)) Alphonse Kann
Inventory No.: Ka 17
Artist: Degas, Edgar
Medium: Works on Paper
Title: Fragment einer Komposition.
Description: Sich bückender Frauenakt, dahinter Ausschnitt eines zweiten stehenden Aktes.
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Kohle u. farbige Kreide. das Blatt oben u.rechts beschnitten, links u.unten angeklebte Streifen. 80,2 x 53,5 cm im Rahmen
Bezeichnet Signatur: Rechts unten Autogrammstempel
Verbleib: Slg. H.G.
Literature:
Provenance and Comments: Goering gave this picture to the Fischer Gallery in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 12 July 1941 as part of Exchange #1. [Goering Collection report, p.130]. The painting was removed from the Jeu de Paume on 12 December 1941. Returned to Fischer Gallery in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 5 July 1951 as reported on 25 June 1952. [Swiss Court report, p.4].
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 9 NARA; RG 153 Entry 135 JAG Box 78 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/273
Measurements: 80,2 x 53,5 cm
Framed? Yes
Signed? Yes
Intake place: rue des Bucherons, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Intake date: 1940-11-00
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer place: H G.
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