Owner: James Armand de Rothschild-Depot der Botschaft rue de Lille 80 — 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 69
II, 3,2
I.R. 1
Artist: Courbet, Gustave. geb. 1819 in Ornans, gest. 1877 in Verey.
Medium: Paintings
Title: Felslandschaft [mit einem Bergsee] bei Ornans.
Description: Öl auf Leinwand.
Bezeichnet links unten: G. Courbet.
Aus der Slg. James Armand Rothschild.
G.
Öl auf Lwd.
54 x 65 cm
Gerahmt Fassung: Goldrahmen
Bezeichnet Signatur: links unten: G. Courbet
Zugangstag: In Paris: übernommen von der Botschaft 80 rue de Lille.
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Provenance and Comments: This item went from the German Embassy to the Jeu de Paume in mid-December 1940.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 2 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/293, B323/294, B323/304
Measurements: 54 x 65 cm
Framed? Yes
Signed? Yes
Intake place: German Embassy, Paris
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer date: 1940-12-19
Transfer place: Lager Peter
Transfer date: 1944-10-27
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