Search Request | Object report
Spring
Lost Art-ID
630526
Artist / Creator
Heller, Oskar
Birth
04.10.1870
Death
26.11.1938
Place of activity
Mähren, Tschechoslowakei, Olomouc
Title
Spring
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Oil / painted
Height
80.00 cm
Width
150.00 cm
Description
Original oil painting, gold-plated stucco frame
Provenance
[...]; undated latest June 1938 owned by Arthur and Irene Barasch, Berlin; [...]
On June 21, 1938, Philo Wuest appraised the painting belonging to Arthur and Irene Barsch, which was located in the music salon of the villa at Wissmannstraße 11 (now Baraschstraße), at 50 RM. According to statements made by Luise Haertel, Arthur Barasch's secretary, during restitution proceedings, Barasch sold the items following the appraisal to cover, among other things, a foreign currency fine, legal and emigration costs, as well as living expenses. The current whereabouts of the objects remain unknown.
For further information on the possible ownership history from 1939 onward, see the search report “Realm of the Blessed” (Lost Art ID: 630531).
On June 21, 1938, Philo Wuest appraised the painting belonging to Arthur and Irene Barsch, which was located in the music salon of the villa at Wissmannstraße 11 (now Baraschstraße), at 50 RM. According to statements made by Luise Haertel, Arthur Barasch's secretary, during restitution proceedings, Barasch sold the items following the appraisal to cover, among other things, a foreign currency fine, legal and emigration costs, as well as living expenses. The current whereabouts of the objects remain unknown.
For further information on the possible ownership history from 1939 onward, see the search report “Realm of the Blessed” (Lost Art ID: 630531).
Literature / Source
Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (BLHA), Rep. 36A Oberfinanzpräsident Berlin-Brandenburg (II) Nr. 1880; LAB B Rep. 025-04 Nr. 5036/50
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Ross, Antoinette
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