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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
Acquisition
Purchase: Gift of Helen Cytryn in honor of Sigmund Katz
Provenance
?.[?Belgian consigner, Miami (probably from a Miami estate), 2007; J. Greenstein & Co., Inc., Brooklyn, NY; sold to TJM, 2008]
Date Made
c. 1920-50
Marks
"STERLING" stamped on underside of foot
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Joy S. Weber
Provenance
the artist; Joy S. Weber, the artist's daughter, Santa-Fe, N.M. (until 2004)
Date Made
1908
Signed
Yes
Marks
"MW" [in circular field] verso, center, stamped in ink "30" verso, UL, in ink "07" verso, UR, in ink
Acquisition
Gift of the Estate of Rose Mintz
Provenance
?.National Museum of Poland (1930-1939?); Benjamin Mintz, Warsaw, Poland and New York, NY (until d. 1940); Rose Mintz (until d. 1953); The Estate of Rose Mintz (1953-before 1967)
Date Made
1905
Signed
Yes
Inscription
BL in red paint: [Hebrew inscription] Verso, TR stretcher in red marker: " 80.201" Verso, TR stretcher in marker: "19572 Verso, TR stretcher in ink: "70" (circled)
Acquisition
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Olden
Provenance
?.Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Olden, New York, NY (until 1980)
Date Made
first half 20th century
Signed
Yes
Marks
None
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Bequest of Edith B. Weisz
Provenance
?. Laura Broch [Edith B. Weisz mother], by 1938; inherited by Edith Weisz, until d. 2003; bequeathed to TJM
Date Made
early 20th century
Signed
Yes
Marks
"2 30" verso LR corner in stenciled paint Label "Depot No. 1312 e" verso UR Label "41" verso UL Label "Christie's NG 693 RL7" verso "M[?]. Dargaut[?] / Stadt / Karntnerstrasse 44" verso center BB, partial ink stamp "3 2 1/2 4 0" verso UR stenciled paint Label: [barcode] 0871 6996 / Christies / stock# ng693 / line#7 / Dept. M.D.P" verso center BB
Inscription
Frame LC in Hebrew: "He Cast a Look and Went Mad"
Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Rose Mintz
Provenance
?. Benjamin Mintz, Warsaw, Poland and New York, NY (until d. 1940); Rose Mintz (until d. 1953); The Estate of Rose Mintz (1953-before 1976)
Date Made
1910
Signed
Yes
Marks
None
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Slong and Midas Properties, Inc.
Provenance
?. Bella and Sol Fishko, New York; [Forum Gallery, New York; sold to Slong and Midas Protperties, Inc., in 1999]; donated to TJM, 2005.
Date Made
c. 1910
Signed
Yes
Marks
None
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance
?the artist. [Este Gallery, New York; sold to Friedman]; Dr. Harry G. Friedman (until 1958)
Date Made
1905-53
Signed
Yes
Marks
"WEINBERG" handwritten in graphite on verso, UL "4" handwritten in graphite on verso, UC "58-11" handwritten in red ink on verso, UR
Inscription
Verso, TC of board in pen: "8"
Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Jacques Zucker and children
Provenance
the artist; Nina Zucker, the artist's widow, New York, NY (until 1986)
Date Made
20th century
Signed
Yes
Marks
"SHIPPED BY / ATLANTIC TRANSPORTS, PARIS / ZUCKER / Jacques / MADE IN FRANCE" verso, BR of board label printed and in pen
Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Ruth W. Berenda
Provenance
the artist; Congregation Gemilath Chesed Synagogue, 5th St., Coney Island, Brooklyn (Synagogue no longer exists). Dr. Ruth W. Berenda (until 1974)
Date Made
early 20th century
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Joy S. Weber
Provenance
the artist; Joy S. Weber, the artist's daughter, Santa-Fe, N.M. (until 2004)
Date Made
1909-10
Signed
Yes
Marks
"MW" [in circular field] verso, center, stamped in ink
Inscription
UR in ink, painted in Yiddish: "Forward (?)" LL typed in ink, "[...]RD BLDG. 175 East Broadway"
Acquisition
Purchase: Ruth Taub Estate and William S. Konecky Funds
Provenance
?.John Weichsel and Judith Weichsel Carr (until 2006; sale, Swann Galleries, Inc., New York, June 8, 2006, no. 317, as "Study for Poster 'People's Art Guild Exhibition'"; sold to TJM)
Date Made
c. 1917
Signed
Yes
Marks
"Nikon" printed inside form of a lens cap, verso center "BA[...]GE / ILLUSTRATION BOARD / TRADE MARK / NUMBER 80 / 22 X 30 OR 30 X 40 / SINGLE OR DOUBLE / THICK / WHEN ORDERING - SPECIFY SIZE AND THICKNESS" stamped in parallelogram form, verso LL
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of the Muriel and William Rand Collection
Provenance
?.[La Boetie, New York, 1972]; sold to William Rand, 1972; donated to the Jewish Museum, 1997
Date Made
1903
Signed
Yes
Marks
"GAT 2" verso, LL in graphite "Aus Bundesdenkmalamt zur ausfuhr freigegeben" verso, LR, export stamp [with eagle in center]
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Judith and Thomas Iovino
Provenance
the artist, 1901-1903; his wife, Julie Vellay Pissarro, through inheritance, 1904-d. 1926; Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, Dec. 3, 1928, no. 36; sold to Jacques Bloch, Paris (owner through at least 1939 as published in Ludovic Rado Pissarro et Lionello Venturi, "Camille Pissarro son art - son Oeuvre" Volume 1), exhibited at the Musee de l'Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, "Exposition du Centenaire de la naissance de Camille Pissarro" in 1930 and published by Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, "Paintings and Drawings by Camille Pissarro," Nov. 1937, no. 1. ? M. Knoedler & Co., New York, and Matignon Art Galleries, New York, March 1946; sold to Richard N. Ryan, New York, 1947; Mrs. Clifford Klenk (formally Mrs. Ryan), New York, Parke-Bernet sale, New York, Oct. 9, 1968, no. 6; Christie's sale, New York, May 16, 1977, no. 33 to Michael F. Drinkhouse, New York; Sotheby Parke Bernet sale, May 17, 1978, no. 17, to Galleria Internazional, Milan, Italy; Christie's sale, London, Nov. 30, 1987, no. 39 to Galerie, Urban, Paris, France; Christie's sale, New York, May 15, 1990, no. 15; Private Collection sale, Christie's, London, Dec. 8, 1999, no 23; Christie's sale, New York, May 8, 2002, no. 233; Private Collection, Japan, Jeremy Wiltshire Fine Art sale, London, England, 2006; Judith and Thomas Iovino, College Point, New York; donated to the Jewish Museum, New York, 2016.
Date Made
1901
Signed
Yes
Marks
"A3357" upper stretcher bar in ink "A3357" center stretcher bar in ink "HH105" center stretcher bar in ink [two torn labels] center stretcher bar
Acquisition
Gift of Eli Wilner in honor of Robert Hurst
Provenance
?. Eli Wilner, New York (purchased in Morocco; by 2000, until 2003)
Date Made
early 20th century
Marks
Maker's marks: Stamped base, underside of clasp, and side: star within crescent in oval field; Arabic letters in oval field; and bird in bird-shape field
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Joseph and Marjorie Relkin
Provenance
?.sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York,October 24,1951. [James Vigeveno Galleries, Los Angeles]; [Gertrude Jarvis Galleries, New York and New Jersey, by 1973; sold to Relkin]; Dr. Joseph and Marjorie Relkin, New York (until 2005)
Date Made
c. 1919
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "on Feb.6, 1990 this / Modigliani drawing was / shown to Mr. Klaus Perls of / the Perls Gallery (1016 Madison Ave) who verified its authenticity / Marjorie Relkin" verso BB, UL, handwritten Label "AMADEO MODIGLIANI / 47. MADAME ZBOROWSKA. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, look- / ing to the left, wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Signed at lower right MODIGLIANI. / Pencil: 10 1/4x 7 1/2 inches" verso BB, left center Label "Gertrude R. Jarvis / 174 E.75th St. / N.Y.C. 21, NY" verso BB, LL Label "consign No. / U9? / Date / Lot No:10? / Remarks" verso BB, LL Label "James Vigeveno Galleries / Amadeo Modiglian / "Madame Zborowski" / Westwood Hills Los Angeles" verso BB, LR Label "Sale number 1276 / Free public exhibition / from Saturday October 20, to Date of Sale / weekdays from 10 to 5 + Tuesday 10 to 8 / closed Sunday / Public Auction Sale / Wednesday Evening, October 24 / at 8pm./Exhibition + sale at the / Parke-Bernet Galleries INC. / 980 Madison Avenue, 76th-77th Street / New York 21 / Trafalgar 9-8300 / Sales conducted by/H.H.Parke, L.J. Marion, A.N. Bade / A.Nesbit, W.A. Smyth, C.Retz. / 1951" verso BB, UR
Acquisition
Jewish Cultural Reconstruction
Provenance
?heirless object salvaged from post-Nazi Europe by the Jewish Cultural Reconstruction (JCR), the cultural arm of the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization (JSRO); transferred to the Jewish Museum, 1952
Date Made
1906–37
Marks
Hallmark: Crown or coronet with five points, "C III" below, in circular field (Tardy. LES POINÇONS DE GARANTIE INTERNATIONAUX POUR L'ARGENT. 13th ed. Paris: Tardy, 1980, p. 344 bottom left.) Maker's marks: "MC" joined "104/37" "105/37"
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Celia Goldstein
Provenance
the artist; his daughter, Celia Goldstein (until 1982)
Date Made
1903 (date of inscription)
Signed
Yes
Marks
Maker: Wolf Kurzman
Inscription
LL in ink: "5"
Acquisition
Bequest of Charlotte Bergman
Provenance
?.[Redfern Gallery, London, by October 1945]. Charlotte Bergman (until d. 2002)
Date Made
c. 1911
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "THE REDFERN GALLERY LTD. / 20 Cork Street / Burlington Gardens / Bond Street, London, W.I / Title "Moi et le village" / Artist Marc Chagall / Purchaser John Davenport Esq (crossed out w/pencil) / Date October 1945" on verso BB, LC "110 R.S.P" verso BB, UL in charcoal Label "63" verso BB, UC Label "4" verso BB, UL
Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Lester S. Klein
Provenance
?.Lester S. Klein, Boynton Beach, FL. (until 1986)
Date Made
c. 1910
Signed
Yes
Marks
None