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In October of 2000, the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) and the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States (PCHA) agreed upon a standard procedure for presenting provenance information on Nazi-era objects to the public.
In compliance with the AAM criteria, the Jewish Museum is researching the provenance, or history of ownership for paintings and Judaica that fall within the following criteria:
This site will be updated in installments as new information is discovered and documentation and images are digitized. Currently, the information presented on this website includes paintings and Judaica with gaps in provenance as well as paintings and Judaica with complete provenance. As always, the Museum's archival collection records are open to serious researchers by appointment. For any information or queries about this Provenance Research Project list, please see Contact Information.
We hope that this material will be helpful in the identification and restitution of works of art that may have been misappropriated during the Nazi era. The Museum also welcomes any provenance related information that the users of this site may be able to provide.
As the works are identified, they are physically examined for markings that would be helpful in determining provenance. The documentation of these works are verified using the following methods:
When no signature appears on the work, primary resources are used to identify the maker. If a definitive answer is unavailable the artist/maker is referred to as “Unknown.”
Primary titles and known original language or alternate titles are listed.
Whenever possible, the execution date of the painting is taken directly from the physical work. If the date does not appear in the artist's hand on the work, the artist's life dates along with an examination of his body of work are used to determine an approximate date. An execution date determined in this manner will appear in parentheses. Example: (1946)
Physical examination determined this criteria.
Dimensions listed on this web-site refer to unframed measurements posted as height followed by width.
Owners are listed in chronological order with the earliest known owner first. The owner's name is followed by their place of residence and the date(s) of ownership are enclosed in parentheses. Example: John Doe, New York, N.Y. (1930-d.1970)
Possible owners are prefaced by a question mark. Imprecise information is enclosed in brackets. Direct transfers between owners is noted with a semi-colon. If a direct transfer did not occur or the type of transfer is unknown, the owners are separated by a period.
If you have any questions or information to provide on the listed works, please contact: provenance@thejm.org
Collections Manager
Provenance Research Project
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Inscription
LL edge, below image: "109/110"
Acquisition
Bequest of Abraham Aaroni
Provenance
?. Abraham Aaroni (until d. 2005); beqeathed to TJM
Date Made
1922
Signed
Yes
Marks
"Haus I Grossvater 12" verso, LL edge, in graphite "125 M_" verso, LR corner, in graphite "=.86.7%735.=(?)" verso, UL corner, in graphite
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Bequest of Abraham Aaroni
Provenance
?. Abraham Aaroni (purchased from a Berlin art gallery, c. 1945; bequeathed to TJM)
Date Made
1920
Signed
Yes
Marks
None
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Joy S. Weber
Provenance
Joy S. Weber (the artist's daughter), until 2005; donated to TJM
Date Made
1919
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "MAX WEBER / 'Sabbath' 1919 / 10" x 12 1/2" / Collection: Frances Weber [crossed out] / NFS" typed on verso UL stretcher Label "14" in ink on verso UC stretcher Label "SABBATH / 1919" in ink on verso UR stretcher Label "ARTIST MAX WEBER No. J101 / TITLE SABBATH DATE 1919 / MEDIUM OIL SIZE 10 x 12 1/2 S.P. DIIII NFS / THE DOWNTOWN GALLERY - 465 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK" printed and typed on verso lower center stretcher Label "Title: SABBATH / Medium: Oil / Size: 12 1/2 x 10 / Date 1919 NFS" in ink on verso frame UC Label "Museum" in ink on verso frame UR Label "The Jewish Museum / 1865 Broadway 14th Floor / New York / New York 10023 / L 1991-2.67 / Max Weber, Sabbath / LENDER: Joy Weber / PAINTING A PLACE IN AMERICA: JEWISH ARTISTS IN / NEW YORK, 1900-1945" in ink on verso frame LC Label "The Jewish Museum / 1109 Fifth Avenue / New York / New York 10028 / Catalogue 52 / 1983 / Crate 12 / Title: SABBATH / lender: FORUM GALLERY / (Joy Weber) in ink on verso frame LL
Inscription
Verso, top stretcher in pencil: "Mario Cavaglieri/né a Rovigo-Italie/le 10/7 87" Verso, top stretcher in pencil: "HM. au Domaine/Teylou...re/Tavie/..." Verso, top stretcher in black marker: "1992-/166" Verso, center of left stretcher in blue-green marker: "36/" Verso, bottom of left stretcher in red marker: "10" [circled]
Acquisition
Gift of Andrée Cavaglieri
Provenance
the artist; Andrée Cavaglieri, the artist's daughter, Auch, France (until 1992)
Date Made
1916
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "GALLERIA PESARO/MILANO" verso UL Stamped "186" or "136" verso UR
Inscription
None
Acquisition
The Rose and Benjamin Mintz Collection
Provenance
the artist, (traveled to Warsaw 1921).?Benjamin Mintz, Warsaw, Poland and New York, NY (until d. 1940); Rose Mintz (until d. 1954); The Estate of Rose Mintz (1954-before 1976)
Date Made
1914
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "PVA lined / (RABIN FORMULA) / B-67 VARNISH" BB UL, in pencil Label "Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris / L'Ecole de Paris / 29 novembre 2000-11 mars 2001 / Mane-Katz / Paysage, 1914 / The Jewish Museum, NY" BB UR
Acquisition
Purchase: Gift of Hubert J. Brandt in honor of his wife, Frances Brandt; Judaica Acquisitions Fund; Mrs. J.J. Wyle, by exchange; Peter Cats Foundation, Gifts of Helen and Jack Cytryn and Isaac Pollak
Provenance
Mr. Kadach (a German architect who left Germany in 1930) purchased at a Weimar exhibition, c. 1920–30s; given to his architect colleague Von Stephanie; given to Von Stephanie’s nephew, 1960; Barry Friedman Gallery, New York, 1990; purchased by the Jewish Museum, 1991
Date Made
1922
Marks
"Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar" stamp
Inscription
[Verso was relined/restretched, no longer visible]
Acquisition
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Goldberg
Provenance
perported to have been painted by Soutine, c. 1930 (not included in the catalog raisonne) ?. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Goldberg, New York, until 1952
Date Made
c. 1930
Signed
Yes
Marks
"Painting lined with wax-resin / adhesive. Varnished first with Acryloid B-67 & then with a mix- / ture of SW2 & Normal Butyl / methacrylate Polymer. Losses / filled with gesso Putty & repainted / with Pigment in Poly Vinyl / Acetate-AYAC. Final varnish / is AcrylanB-72. / Jan. 1977 / SP Sack / Brooklyn, NY" in ink on verso back board, UL "To expand the stretcher, remove / backing. Insert nail-set into holes / in turn buckles & turn in the direction of the arrows. " in ink on verso back board, UR "A S F godrous" in ink on verso frame left side Label "37. Chaim Soutine, French, 1984-1943 / FLOWER STILL LIFE, c. 1930 / Oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 21 3/8" / Lent by The Jewish Museum, New York" printed, UR corner
Acquisition
Purchase: Gift in memory of Joseph B. Hornik and Elizabeth Cats
Provenance
?.[Kovac (Art Nouveau Dealer) Vienna, c. late 80s/early 90s]; Private Jewish Museum, Munich, sold to Mr. Orzel; [Mr. Orzel, London, sold to The Silver Fund]; [The Silver Fund, London, by 2005, sold to TJM]
Date Made
designed 1919-28
Marks
Bottom, RC, stamped: "WHW" in circular field Bottom, LC, stamped: "MADE IN AUSTRIA" in rectangular field
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Florence Brecher
Provenance
the artist; Florence Brecher, the artist's wife, New York, NY (until 1983)
Date Made
20th century
Signed
Yes
Marks
"20 x 24.S.BRECHER." verso, TR in black marker "Oil #71 / "Girl in Green"/20 x 24" verso, TR label in pen and marker "Girl in Green/20 x 24/Oil Canvas/Board" verso, TR label in pen and marker
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of the Muriel and William Rand Collection
Provenance
Franz Balke, Vienna (until 1959; sale, Parke Bernet, NY, January 1, 1959, no. 65, to Mr. and Mrs. William Rand); The Murial and William Rand Collection, New York, NY (until 1997)
Date Made
1913
Signed
Yes
Marks
"Schatz-Papp(e?)/ E. VOLCK__AB/ Bar-Sor(th?)ment/ LEIPZIG/ 5. Pfennige" [faded, difficult to discer] center BB stamped "Mrs Rand" center BB in pencil "17702-1" LR BB in pen '2" UL BB in pencil
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Bequest of Helen Kaufmann
Provenance
the artist; ?Edward Kaufmann, New York, NY; Helen Kaufmann, New York, NY (until d. 2004)
Date Made
1921
Signed
Yes
Marks
"50 61" wet stamped, on verso upper right "55" wet stamped, on, verso lower right "8/182" in ink?, on verso upper center
Acquisition
Gift of Eli Wilner in honor of Robert Hurst
Provenance
?. Eli Wilner, New York (purchased in Morocco; by 2000, until 2003)
Date Made
1919
Marks
Maker's marks: Stamped on side and base: Arabic letters in rectangular field with cut corners; "1919" in rectangular field with cut corners
Acquisition
Gift of Eli Wilner in honor of Robert Hurst
Provenance
?. Eli Wilner, New York (purchased in Morocco; by 2000, until 2003)
Date Made
1918
Marks
Maker's marks: stamped on side and base: Arabic inscription in rectangular field; "1918" in oval field; and leaf-like motif in irregular field [stamped twice on clasp and twice on base]
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Marian Fay Levitt in memory of Elizabeth Fay
Provenance
the artist's widow; sold to the artist's second cousin, Leslie Fay, Budapest (late 1950s); his daughter, Mariam Fay Levitt (until 2007)
Date Made
c. 1924
Signed
Yes
Marks
None
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Purchase: Lore Ross Bequest
Provenance
Jos Hessel, Paris, c. 1913; Marcel Hendricks-Masurel, Paris (sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, May 30, 1967, lot 71); Pierre Salmon, Paris. ?Private collection, France (until 2010; sale, Christie's London, February 3, 2010, lot 410; sold to TJM)
Date Made
1913
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "Vuillard-Roussel / HAUS DER KUNST MÜNCHEN / 16. März bis 12. Mai 1968 / ORANGERIE DES TUILERIES PARIS / 28. Mai bis 16. September 1968 / Mm Tristan Bernard" hand-written in ink, and printed, on verso [original label lost during conservation, reproduction affixed to BB] Label "EDOUARD VUILLARD / K. -X. Roussel" printed, on verso stretcher bar, CLeft Round star-shaped sticker "80" in graphite, on verso stretcher bar, CR Label "13393 / Vuillard / Femme écrivant" in ink, on verso, UR Label "MUNIGARDE / Nº CONTRAT: 591 / Nº TITRE: 34 / Crédit Municipal de Paris / 22, RUE DES BLANCS - MANTEAUX - 75181 PARIS CEDEX 04 / TÉL.: 01 44 61 6500 - FAX: 01 44 61 6532" printed with handwriting in ink, on verso [original label lost during conservation, reproduction affixed to BB] Label "CHRISTIE'S / 7833 / FULL / 16 NOV 2009 / [barcode] / 2408 6646" printed, with hand writing in ink, and stamped, on verso stretcher bar, LowerC Label "445" printed on verso stretcher bar, UC Oval sticker "J. 192 / PXR2R / OXR2R" in ink and graphite on verso stretcher bar, CLeft Label "HAUS DER KUNST MUNCHEN / Ausstellung: Vuillard-Roussel / Name des Künstlers: Edouard Vuillard / Titel des Werkes: die lisende / Leihgeber: M. Paul Salmon, Paris / Technik: Oil Masse: 100 x 82 Kat. -Nr.: 125" printed with hand writing in ink, on verso ULeft Label "Lot 410 / [barcode] / 2408 6646 / Impressionist / Modern Day Sale / (7833) / Wednesday 03 February 2010 / Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) / Lucie Hessel lisant / £ 120,000-180,000 / CRHISTIE'S" printed on verso [original label lost during conservation, reproduction affixed to BB] Label "Agence Maritime DELAMARE & Cie - 21-23, Rue Lucien - Sampaix / PARIS - 10e - Téléph.: 205 67-49 - TELEX 22645 / EMBALLAGES, TRANSPORTS ŒUVRES D'ART / ARTISTE VUILLARD Adresse _____ / Titre Madame Tristan Bernard / PRETEUR PAUL SALMON Adresse Paris XVI / Xat. Nt. 125 [...?]" printed with handwriting in ink, on verso stretcher bar, CR Label "Nº 445 / Vuillard / Femme Lisant devant / [...?] / MS. SSS" in ink, on verso stretcher bar, UC "ZOLL / D-30 [cross]" wet stamped on verso stretcher bar, ULeft
Inscription
Verso [canvas relined, inscription recorded by donor]: "A MON CHER AMI OPATOSHOV PARIS 19/1V 1931"
Acquisition
Gift of Norman and Lois Barbanell Rosen
Provenance
the artist; [Opatoshov, Paris, 1931]. [Greer Gallery, New York, until about 1965, sold to Rosen], Norman and Lois Barbanell Rosen, Maryland (about 1965-1981)
Date Made
c. 1931
Signed
Yes
Marks
"THOMAS YHIRSCH # 2 1/4 X 1 1/4 LT R.G./ LOOK AT FAX" inside of left stretcher in red pen
Acquisition
Purchase: Gift of Deana Bezark in memory of her husband Leslie Bezark
Provenance
the artist, Kiev (emigrates to the United States,1922). estate of the artist; purchased from Rifkin Young Fine Art, New York, 1991
Date Made
1919
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Wesley Halpert with donor maintaining life estate
Provenance
the artist; Dr. Wesley Halpert (until 1990)
Date Made
1917
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "Bernard Black Gallery / 1062 Madison Avenue / New York, NY 10028 / Exhibition: / Samuel Halpert / "Trees" 1917/ T his painting was included in the exhibition SAMUEL HALPERT - PIONEER OF MODERN ART IN AMERICA at this gallery January 1969, cat. no. 11, illustrated" verso, UR
Inscription
Front cover, lower center, engraved, in Hebrew: "...but thou shalt meditate therein day and night,..." [Joshua 1:8] Spine in Hebrew: "Torah / Prophets / Writings" Front folio of book, in ink: "To Dr. Frieda Goldsmith / as a token of friendship / high regard and gratitude / from Chaim Weizmann / Rehovot March 4th / 45"
Acquisition
Gift of Hilde Schlesinger
Provenance
Chaim Weizmann; his personal assistant Frieda Goldsmith; her niece, Hildegard Schlesinger; her neighbor, Yaffa Schlesinger (until 2004)
Date Made
c. 1924
Marks
"Bezalel/Jerusalem" in Hebrew back cover, center
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Slong and Midas Properties, Inc.
Provenance
the artist. his lover, Lucy Krohg (by 1963); her son, Guy Krohg, Oslo (by 1964); [Parisian Gallery (probably Galerie Fanny Guillon-Lafaille) by 2000]; sold to Forum Gallery]; [Forum Gallery, New York, by 2001; sold to Slong and Midas Properties, Inc.]; Slong and Midas Properties, Inc., (2002 until 2005)
Date Made
1911
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "Agence Maritime Delamare & Cie- 21-23, Rue Lucien-Sampaix/Paris-10 - Teleph.:205 ?7-49 Telex 22645/Emballages, Transports Oeuvres D'art/Artiste: Pascin N/Ref: I5I.I02 Munich/Titre: Portrait d'Isaac Grunewald/Preteur: Mr. G. Crogh Paris" on verso, BB, UL Label "Musee D'art Et D'Histoire Geneve/Inv. no 11/Auteur: Pascin/Titre: Portrait d'Isaac Grunewald" on verso, BB, UL Label "Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris/Exp: L'Ecole de Paris/Dates: 29 novembre 2000 - 11 mars 2001/Auteur: Jules Pascin Cat:/ Titre: Portrait d'Isaac Grunewald, 1911/Proprietaire: Collection privee G.F. Guillon Lafaille, Paris" on verso, BB, UL Label "Palais De La Mediterrannee - Nice/67/Exposition - Pascin/Date- fevreu avril 1970" on verso, BB, UL Label "Andre Chenue & Fils/Transports Internationaux/5, Boulevard NE-/75018 Paris/Tel.: (1) 40.37.22.28/Antour De Pascin, Montparnasse Et/L'Ecole De Paris/Guy Krohg/Portrait D'Isaac Grunewald/Dossier 94EC0820ML Oeuvre 023 piece 1/1" on verso, BB, UL "Portrait/d'Isaac Grunewald/Peinture de/Pascin-/Paris 1911/65x54/11." verso, edge of stretcher, UC, in ink "C4-10" verso, edge of stretcher, UL in ink "Portrait D'I? [not visible behind stretcher] / peinture de Pascin toile 1911- p? / appartient a Lucy Krohg / ? / 65x54- / appartient a Guy Kro? [not visible behind stretcher] / depuis 1964" verso, UR, in ink