Yawning shield guard

c. 1875 - 1878, Carl Spitzweg (1808 - 1885),

1878 - at least June 1908, Eduard Grützner (1846 - 1925), acquired by Carl Spitzweg,

at the earliest 1908 - 24.10.1935, art dealer Karl Eysser, Munich,

24.10.1935 - 10.12.1935, Gallery Heinemann, Munich, purchased from Karl Eysser, Munich,

10.12.1935 - around 24.12.1935, antique dealer Engelbert Leuthenmayr, Munich, purchased from Galerie Heinemann, Munich,

c. 24.12.1935 - 30.04.1945, Adolf Hitler (private collection), gift of the Hitler Youth via Engelbert Leuthenmayr, Munich,

30.04.1945 - 29.08.1945, whereabouts unknown, secured in the former Kreissparkasse Berchtesgaden,

29.08.1945 - 27.04.1946, in custody of the Berchtesgaden trust company,

27.04.1946 - 10.06.1949, Central Collecting Point, Munich number 26747/2, seized by American Allies,

10.06.1949 - 22.02.1952, Minister President of Bavaria, Munich, transfer in trust by American Allies,

22.02.1952 - 26.05.1959, administration of cultural property in trust at the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Munich, transfer in trust by Bavarian Minister President,

since 1959/62, Bavarian State Painting Collections (Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen), Munich, transfer of ownership from the Munich Finance Office to the Free State of Bavaria

For further information, please contact the persons indicated for the found report.