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Nu couché
Lost Art-ID
630043
Artist / Creator
Rodin, Auguste
Birth
1840.11.12, Paris
Death
1917.11.17, Meudon
Place of activity
Sèvres; Florenz; Brüssel; Rom; Bellevue (Sèvres);
Title
Nu couché
Dating
1909
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Silver pencil ; Paper / drawn
Height
19.80 cm
Width
30.80 cm
Inventory number
Z.1968/0009
Description
inscribed on recto lower left: Aug Rodin 1909
Provenance
Hugo Perls (*1886 Rybnik, +1977 New York, NY) (art dealer), Berlin/Paris, later New York
[Whereabouts unknown?]
1933 - 1960, Werner and Nelly Bär (collector), Zurich
1960 - 1968, Nelly Bär (*1910, +1975 Castiglione della Pescaia) (collector), Zurich, heir
from 1968, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich, gift
The provenance between 1933 and 1945 is not clear or has gaps. The available research does not provide any evidence of Nazi-looted art. However, there are indications of Nazi-looted art and/or conspicuous accompanying circumstances. Further research into the provenance is required.
Further information in the online catalogue of the Kunsthaus Zürich: external link
Literature / Source
Sammlung Werner und Nelly Bär, hrsg. von Werner Bär/René Wehrli, Sammlungskatalog, Weinfelden, 1965, S. 264.
Rodin. Dessins et aquarelles des collections suisses et du Musée Rodin, hrsg. von Claudie Judrin, Ausst.-Kat. Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Martigny: Fondation Gianadda, 1994, S. 48, Nr. 22.
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