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Owner: Alphonse Kann — St-Germain-en-Laye, France
Collection: (Ka (13 A)) Alphonse Kann
Inventory No.: Ka 989
Artist: Edgar Degas
Medium: Paintings
Title: Mme. Camus am Klavier
Description: Bildnis der Mme. Camus am Klavier.
Zimmerecke mit Klavier und Notenständer. Davor sitzt die Dargestellte, dem Beschauer zugedreht, vom Instrument abgewendet in langem, schwarzem Kleid, die rechte Hand auf den Tasten.

Öl auf Lwd.

H. 140 cm

Br. 94,5 cm

Signiert: Degas
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Provenance and Comments: This painting was seized at the home of Alphonse Kann. Tausch 1: On March 3, 1941, the art dealer Gustav Rochlitz exchanged 11 "degenerate" paintings for two Old Masters, one painting by Jan Weenix and another by a Master of Northern Italy. The works were looted from the collections of Alphonse Kann, Paul Rosenberg, and Alfred Lindenbaum (Lindon) and produced by the following painters: Braque, Cezanne, Corot, Degas, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir and Sisley.Headed for Galerie Fischer in Luzern, Switzerland. Later on, acquired by the Swiss arms dealer, Bührle.
Archival Sources: RG 260 M1943 Reel 9 NARA; Bundesarchiv, B323/72, B323/273
Measurements: 140 x 94,5 cm
Signed? Yes
Intake place: rue des Bucherons, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Intake date: 1940-11-00
Transfer place: Jeu de Paume
Transfer place: Gustav Rochlitz
Transfer place: Hans Wendland
Transfer place: Galerie Fischer, Luzern, Switzerland
Transfer place: Heinrich Buhrle
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