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Nazi-Era Provenance Research Project

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:

Acquired after 1932
Created before 1946
Which may have changed hands between 1932–1946
Which may have been in continental Europe during those years

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.

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Methodology

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:

Artist / Maker

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.”

Title

Primary titles and known original language or alternate titles are listed.

Execution Date

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)

Medium

Physical examination determined this criteria.

Dimensions

Dimensions listed on this web-site refer to unframed measurements posted as height followed by width.

How to Read Provenance Information

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.

Questions & More information

If you have any questions or information to provide on the listed works, please contact: provenance@thejm.org

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Nazi-Era Provenance List of Works

Edouard Moyse

Vision

Oil on canvas

12 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (31.8 × 23.5 cm)

1983-211

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Inscription
Verso, TL in crayon: "L 9271" Verso of frame TC in white chalk: "9...?/2 # 7" Verso of frame BL in pencil: "P115" Verso of frame bottom in white chalk: "# 325 55779"
Acquisition
Gift of Frances Dworecki and children Roman Dworecki, Maria Arnett, and Harvey Arnett in memory of Sam Dworecki
Provenance
?.Frances Dworecki, New York, NY (until 1983)
Date Made
c. 1860
Signed
Yes
Marks
"352" verso, BR label in marker "DE RIVIERE/Colours et Toiles S...p.../.../PARIS" verso, center of canvas stamp in ink "10+/14-" verso of frame, TL oval label in pencil "...nano/...FARI/ARTICO...E ART.../...OS PARA REGALO" verso of frame BC label in print

Solomon Alexander Hart

The Feast of the Rejoicing of the Law at the Synagogue in Leghorn, Italy

Oil on canvas

55 5/8 × 68 3/4 in. (141.3 × 174.6 cm)

JM 28-55

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Acquisition
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gruss
Provenance
?.Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gruss, New York, NY (until 1956)
Date Made
1850
Signed
Yes

Unknown Artist/Maker

Portrait of Israel Mintz

Oil on canvas

32 × 28 1/4 in. (81.3 × 71.8 cm)

JM 79-67

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Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Rabbi, Dr. and Mrs. Joel S. Geffen
Provenance
?. Mrs. Joel S. Geffen, descendent of the Mintz family (until 1967)
Date Made
1845
Signed
Yes
Marks
None

Unknown Artist/Maker

Portrait of Wife of Rabbi Solma Danziger

Oil on canvas

25 × 20 1/16 in. (63.5 × 50.9 cm)

JM 146-47.2

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Inscription
Verso, TR of backing board in red marker: "'46-2" Verso, top stretcher of frame imprint in wood: "MR DAN...GER" [The painting in this frame was of Mrs. Danziger. However, at one time the frames and portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Danziger may have been switched.]
Acquisition
Gift of Max J. Levy
Provenance
the sitter; her grandson, Arnold Levy; his son, Max J. Levy, New York, NY (before 1946)
Date Made
c. 1850
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label: "The Jewish Museum / 1109 Fifth Avenue / New York / New York 10028 / Mrs. Danziger / 146A-47 / Artist Unknown" verso, TC of backing board, typed

Hermann Junker

Buying Fish for the Sabbath in Frankfurt am Main

Oil on canvas

21 1/8 × 17 3/4 in. (53.7 × 45.1 cm)

JM 23-58

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Inscription
[On verso before restoration, in artist's hand(?): "Der Einkauf der Sabbat Fische" am Freitag nach dem Morgen gottes dienst gemalt von Hermann Junker Frankfurt a/m" (German translation: "The Buying of the Sabbath Fish" painted on Friday after morning service by Herman Junker Frankfurt-am-Main")]
Acquisition
Jewish Cultural Reconstruction
Provenance
?Wiesbaden. ?transferred to the Jewish Museum by the Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, 1951
Date Made
before 1887
Signed
Yes
Marks
None

Edouard Moyse

Wedding Ceremony

Oil on canvas

12 1/8 × 21 in. (30.9 × 53.3 cm)

1983-210

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Inscription
Verso, TR stretcher in crayon: "427" Verso of frame, BR in marker: " 1869"
Acquisition
Gift of Frances Dworecki and children Roman Dworecki, Maria Arnett, and Harvey Arnett in memory of Sam Dworecki
Provenance
?.Frances Dworecki, New York, NY (until 1983)
Date Made
c. 1860
Signed
Yes
Marks
"...51" verso, TL stretcher, label in marker

Friedenreich

Abraham Jacoby

Oil on canvas

10 13/16 × 9 3/4 in. (27.4 × 24.8 cm)

JM 23-78

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Inscription
Verso bottom stretcher, in marker: "Portrait of my Great Grandfather / Abraham Jacoby. / He lived in Ly:chen, in der Mark/ Hans Jacoby 1974 Prussia."
Acquisition
Gift of Hans Jacoby
Provenance
the sitter. his great-grandson, Hans Jacoby, Miami Beach, Florida (before 1978)
Date Made
1850
Signed
Yes
Marks
"JM 23-78 / FRIEDENREICH, 1850 / OIL ON CANVAS / Portrait of Abraham Jacoby" verso of backing board in pen and marker "173 Jacoby" verso of frame, TC and BC in pencil

Shimon Zimel

Shiviti

Ink, gouache, and pencil on cut-out parchment

14 × 12 1/8 in. (35.6 × 30.8 cm)

JM 51-51

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Inscription
Hebrew inscription: “This is the handiwork of Shimon Zimel"
Acquisition
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Sagan
Provenance
?. Dr. Alter Resler; sold to Mr. and Mrs. George Sagan (until 1951)
Date Made
1845/46 (date of inscription)
Signed
Yes
Marks
None

Unknown Artist/Maker

Portrait of Rabbi Solma Danziger

Oil on canvas

25 11/16 × 20 5/8 in. (65.3 × 52.3 cm)

JM 146-47.1

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Inscription
Verso, TR of backing board in red marker: "'46-3" Verso, TC of top stretcher, imprint in wood:" MRS DANZIGER" [The painting in this frame was of Rabbi Danziger. However, at one time the frames and portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Danziger may have been switched.]
Acquisition
Gift of Max J. Levy
Provenance
the sitter, Rabbi Solma Danziger; his grandson, Arnold Levy; his son, Max J. Levy, New York, NY (before 1946)
Date Made
c. 1850
Signed
Yes
Marks
Label "The Jewish Museum / 1109 Fifth Avenue / New York / New York 10028 / Rabbi Danziger / 146-47 / Artist unknown / Jm 146b-47 (in pen)" verso, top center of backing board typed

Unknown

Marriage Contract

Ink and gouache on parchment

17 3/16 × 12 in. (43.7 × 30.5 cm)

2008-204

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Inscription
Upper left in ink, in Hebrew, "[Groom: Bibas, Avraham son of Yaakov Bibas]" Center right in ink, in Hebrew, "[Bride: Coriat, Luna daughter of Avraham Coriat]" Lower center signed in ink, in Hebrew, "witnesses Anhori, Avraham and Ben Walid, Yithak] Hebrew inscription: “With a good sign and favorable fortune, and in time of good will and prosperity” (Translated by S. Braunstein, Mar-2015)
Acquisition
Gift of Barbara and Benjamin Zucker Family in honor of Daniel M. Friedenberg
Provenance
?.[Morial Art Gallery, New York, NY; sold to Benjamin Zucker, 1968]; his daughter, 1974; Zucker Family Trust, 2007 (housed at the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY, until 2008)
Date Made
1837
Signed
Yes
Marks
"LAY ON BLACK" handwritten in graphite on veso lower center

Edouard Moyse

Sukkoth

Oil on canvas

16 1/4 × 13 1/8 in. (41.3 × 33.4 cm)

1983-209

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Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Frances Dworecki and children Roman Dworecki, Maria Arnett and Harvey Arnett in memory of Sam Dworecki
Provenance
?.Frances Dworecki, New York, NY (until 1983)
Date Made
c. 1860
Signed
Yes
Marks
[Possibly] "143/y" verso, TR on stretcher, white circular label in pen

Unknown Artist/Maker

Portrait of Isidor Singer

Oil on canvas

29 7/8 × 24 7/8 in. (75.9 × 63.2 cm)

JM 103-52

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Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of William M. Blatt
Provenance
?. William M. Blatt, Boston, (until 1953)
Date Made
c. 1860
Signed
Yes
Marks
"2530" verso BR, stamp "PREPARED / BY / ED WD DECHAU(N or X)? / NEW YORK." verso BL, stamp

Unknown Artist/Maker

Portrait of the Wife of Israel Mintz

Oil on canvas

32 × 28 5/8 in. (81.3 × 72.6 cm)

JM 80-67

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Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Rabbi Dr. and Mrs. Joel S. Geffen
Provenance
?. Mrs. Joel S. Geffen, descendent of the Mintz family (until 1967)
Date Made
1844
Signed
Yes
Marks
None

Unknown Artist/Maker

Portrait of Mindel Kalischer

Oil on canvas

27 1/16 × 21 1/8 in. (68.7 × 53.7 cm)

JM 147-47

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Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of the children of Reverend Arnold Levy
Provenance
the sitter's son, Arnold Levy; his son Max J. Levy New York, NY (before 1949)
Date Made
c. 1850
Signed
Yes
Marks
[Verso was relined and no longer visible]

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

Study of Girl for the Return of the Volunteer

Oil on paper

Sight: 20 1/2 × 9 in. (52.1 × 22.9 cm)

1982-73

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Acquisition
Gift of Mr. Richard D. Levy
Provenance
?. Walter Schatzki, New York, by 1970?-1976; Mr. Richard Levy, Pompano, Florida (until 1982); donated to TJM
Date Made
1833-34
Signed
Yes

Unknown

Hanukkah lamp

Tin plate: die-stamped

7 1/8 × 10 1/4 × 4 1/16 in. (18.2 × 26 × 10.3 cm)

1984-58a-c

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Acquisition
Purchase: Eva and Morris Feld Judaica Acquisitions Fund
Provenance
Purchased at Sotheby's Parke Bernet in 1984
Date Made
mid-19th century

Kranz (possibly Thomas Kranz/Cranz, German, 1786-1853)

Untitled (Portrait of a Man)

Oil on canvas mounted on wood

8 1/4 × 5 5/8 in. (21 × 14.3 cm)

F 4234

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Inscription
None
Provenance
[Rockman Prints]. Dr. Harry G. Friedman (until 1956)
Date Made
1847
Signed
Yes
Marks
"Kranz/1847" verso, UR in pencil "?Bunnesdenkmars?Zur Ausfuhr?" verso, LL, circular ink stamp

Unknown

Marriage Contract

Watercolor and ink on paper

32 × 21 1/2 in. (81.3 × 54.6 cm)

2003-27

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Inscription
In Hebrew around the outer edge: quotations from the Book of Ruth mentioning Jerusalem, wives, and the "House of Israel." In Hebrew within lower two frames: blessings for the marriage, signatures, and the names of the bride and groom (bride: Gioia, daughter of Rabbi Michael Ya'akov Yisrael; groom: Hayyim Yosef Tarica). In Hebrew (Rashi script) within lower two frames: body of text (see object file for translation) LR frame in French: "Hebrew date" and "secular date"(5603 = 1843) Hebrew inscription: At top of arches: “With a good sign in the hour of blessing and prosperity, and …. fortune” [remaining words in Aramaic] Around sides, starting at the top center: Psalm 128:1-6, followed by “And let your house be like the house of Peretz, whom Tamar bore unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give you of this young woman” Ruth 4:12 and “The Lord make the woman that is to come into your house like Rachel and Leah, which two did build the house of Israel, and do you worthily in Ephrath and be famous in Bethlehem” (Ruth 4:11b)
Acquisition
Bequest of Alice and Victor Tarry
Provenance
the groom, Hayyim Yosef Tarica (1843). his great grandson, Victor Tarry (until d. 2002); his wife, Alice Tarry (the great great granddaughter of the bride, Gioia, until d. 2003)
Date Made
1843
Signed
Yes
Marks
"Ketubah (Marriage Contract) dated 1843, / Island of Rhodes. Issued at the / marriage of Joseph Haim Tarica to / Djoya, daughter of Michael Jacob / Israel. / Courtesy of Mr. & Mrs. Victor Tarry" label on verso

Stanislaus(?) Buchbinder

Jewish Man Counting Money

Oil on panel

7 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (18.4 × 14 cm)

F 3251

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Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance
?.Ray Stanislaus. Dr. Harry G. Friedman, New York, until 1952
Date Made
c. 1850
Signed
Yes

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

The Return of the Volunteer from the Wars of Liberation to His Family Still Living in Accordance with Old Customs (Die Heimkehr des Freiwilligen aus den Befreiungskriegen zu den nach alter Sitte lebenden Seinen)

Oil on canvas

34 × 37 in. (86.4 × 94 cm)

1984-61

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Inscription
None
Acquisition
Gift of Richard and Beatrice Levy
Provenance
the artist (until 1835); gift to Gabriel Reisser. ?Edgar Rebner, New York, NY, later Lugano, Switzerland (until 1984); sold to Richard Levy, Pompano, FL; donated to the Jewish Museum, 1984
Date Made
1833–34
Signed
Yes
Marks
None