Search Request | Object report
Marble bust portrait of a woman
Lost Art-ID
600007
Artist / Creator
Clésinger, Jean-Baptiste
Birth
1814.10.22, Besançon (Doubs)
Death
1883.01.06, Paris
Title
Marble bust portrait of a woman
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Marble ; Alabaster
Description
Marble bust portrait of a woman on a base of Alabaster. The bust can be turned on the pedestal in all directions. The woman wears a three-legged bead chain and pearls in her hair. The head is slightly bent backwards, and the loose hair falls into the neck and on the shoulders.
Provenance
Collection Sarah and Abraham called Albert Ventura; 6., 7. and 12 June 1944 confiscation and loss in the context of the M-Action, Paris; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Jerusalem, Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) : BSM/23993, Déclaration sur l’honneur d’Andrée DISTEL, née VENTURA / liste des tableaux et des objets d’art spoliés, 18 octobre 1964; La Courneuve, Ministère des Affaires étrangères: 209 SUP 631, Dossier VENTURA, O.B.I.P. 36.488
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