Portraits of a Jewish couple
Portraits of a Jewish couple
K 1942/47,1
Bust portrait in front of a dark brown background. Old man with white hair and whisker. Black frock-coat, jacket with brown lapels, black neck band, white collar. A profiled gilt softwood frame, younger than the portrait. On the reverse a red stamp of the canvas factory A. Schutzmann, Munich. In the lower area of the stretcher frame a red number 15.
K 1942/47,2
Bust portrait of a woman in front of a dark brown background. Face framed by blue ruffles and the tie bands of a bonnet. Coffee brown dress with narrow white lace neck collar. Narrow, triple gold chain, black cape. Profiled softwood frame with gilded plaster, younger than the portrait. On the reverse a red stamp of the canvas factory A. Schutzmann, Munich. In the lower area of the stretcher frame the red number 15.
On December 19th, 1942 purchase by the Museum Regensburg from the tax office Regensburg as part of the so-called "Aktion 3".
At the beginning of November 1941, the Reich Ministry of Finance issued instructions under the cover name "Aktion 3" for the administration and utilization by the tax authorities of the assets left behind by the Jewish deportees. On November 25th, 1941, a legal basis was created with the "11. Verordnung zum Reichsbürgergesetz", which considerably accelerated the expropriation procedure. The property collapse now occurred automatically when a German Jew crossed the frontier and took permanent residence abroad. The confiscation of assets and their realisation took place in close cooperation between tax officials and the Gestapo and with the participation of municipal administrations, bailiffs, bank employees and auctioneers.
Note in the inventory book: "Im Dezember 1942 […] vom Finanzamt Regensburg aus ‚Aktion III‘ (Judenaktion) um RM 7.–". Previous provenance unknown.
Museen der Stadt Regensburg
Dachauplatz 2-4
93047 Regensburg
Germany