Eduard Fuchs Collection until 1933; 25.10.1933 confiscation by the Gestapo; auction house Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, Catalogue 2114, p. 14. 16 and 17.06.1937 the painting is published as No. 114: "Max Slevogt: Liegender Löwe und Löwin. Pappe. Größe 30 x 40 cm. S.-R. Signiert und datiert: 1901" auctioned off; bought by Fritz Slevogt, a relative of the Slevogts from Hamburg, for RM 150,- (estimated price RM 100,-); whereabouts unknown
