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Otto Fürst von Bismarck
Lost Art-ID
606563
Artist
Lenbach, Franz von
Birth
1836.12.13, Schrobenhausen
Death
1904.05.06, München
Title
Otto Fürst von Bismarck
Datierung
1890 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Oil ; Panel (Hardwood)
Height
122.80 cm
Width
87.50 cm
Inventory number
12871
Description
Bismarck in white uniform, golden-yellow sash and copper-coloured helmet, seated half turned to the right, leaning back somewhat, his hands in white gloves resting in his lap. Life-size. Dark brown ground.
Inscribed on the left: F. Lenbach.
Provenance
c. 1890 - without date, Franz von Lenbach (1836 - 1904),
without date - without date, whereabouts unknown,
c. 1932/34, possibly Fleischmann (probably art shop E. A. Fleischmann), Munich,
without date - 1945, Nazi art collection (possibly private collection of Adolf Hitler), possibly Berchtesgaden/Obersalzberg,
01.08.1945 - 10.06.1949, Central Collecting Point, Munich number 6103/3, seizure by American Allies,
10.06.1949 - 22.02.1952, Prime Minister of Bavaria, Munich, transfer in trust by American Allies,
22.02.1952 - 21.04.1959, administration of cultural property in trust at the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Munich, transfer in trust by Bavarian Prime Minister,
since 21.04.1959, Bavarian State Painting Collections (Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen), Munich, transfer of ownership from the Munich Finance Ministry to the Free State of Bavaria
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Position
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