Lost Art Search Requests for artworks currently in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC

1. Saint Mary Cleophas and Her Family

NGA 1961.9.88 Saint Mary Cleophas and Her Family  Lost Art 526719 

PROVENANCE published on Lost Art (April 18, 2026): "möglich Sammlung O. Streber, München; Haskard Bank, Florenz und Charles Fairfax Murray als Agent, 1900; Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, 1900; Sammlung Rodolphe Kann (gest. 1905), Paris, Mai 1900 -; Kunsthandel Duveen Brothers, Paris, August 1907; Sammlung Martin Bromberg (und Erben), Hamburg, August 1907 - 1935 (nach) [...]; Sammlung Dr. Max Emden, Schweiz (?); Kunsthandel F. Kleinberger (Allan Loebl), Paris vor 20.12.1938; Kunsthandel Wildenstein & Co., Paris 1939; Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York, Februar 1954 - 1956; National Gallery of Art, Washington, als Leihgabe, 1956 - 1961; National Gallery of Art, Washington, als Geschenk, 1961"

Lost Art Search request for persecuted Jewish collectors: Dr. Henry und Hertha Bromberg , published March 20, 2015

PROVENANCE published on NGA museum website (April 18, 2026)

Possibly O. Streber, Munich.[1] (Haskard Bank, Florence, and Charles Fairfax Murray, as agent, by 1900);[2] sold 1900 to (Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London); sold May 1900 to Rodolphe Kann [d. 1905], Paris;[3] by descent to executors of the Kann estate: Edouard Kann, Paris; Betty Schnaffer [née Kann], Frankfurt; Martin and Eleanore [née Kann] Bromberg, Hamburg; Jacob and Mathilde [née Kann] Emden, Hamburg, and Edmond and Madeline [née Kann] Bickard See, Paris.[4] (Duveen Brothers, Paris, August 1907);[5] purchased August 1907 by members of the Kann family, possibly Martin and Eleanore Bromberg, Hamburg.[6] Probably Dr. Max Emden, Switzerland, by 1939.[7] (Wildenstein & Co., New York, by 1939);[8] purchased February 1954 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[9] Denver Art Museum, Colorado, 1954-1958; at the NGA from February, 1958;[10] gift 1961 to NGA.

[1] Unverified, cited by Alfred Stange, Kritisches Verzeichnis der deutschen Tafelbilder vor Dürer. 3 vols. (Munich, 1970), 2:204, no. 899.

[2] Letter of 24 January 1969, from Richard Kingzett, Thos. Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, to Colin Eisler, in NGA curatorial files.

[3] Kingzett letter of 24 January 1969 cited above.

[4] Duveen stockbook in archives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; see letter of 23 February 1987 from Guy Bauman, Department of European Paintings to John Hand in NGA curatorial files.

[5] Guy Bauman letter cited above and Edward Fowles, Memories of Duveen Brothers (London, 1976), 36-43.

[6] Bauman letter, cited in note 4, notes that in both the stockbook and the salesbook, the paintings are listed only as having been sold to "Kann relations."

[7] Wildenstein & Co. brochure in NGA Kress files lists Bromberg and Dr. Emden as previous owners.

[8] Letter of 14 September 1988 from Ay-Whang Hsia, Wildenstein & Co., to John Hand, in NGA curatorial files.

[9] The bill of sale (copy in NGA curatorial files, see also The Kress Collection Digital Archive, https://kress.nga.gov/Detail/objects/1873) is dated February 10, 1954, and was for a total of fourteen paintings; payments by the Foundation continued to March 1957.

[10] William E. Suida, Paintings and Sculpture of the Samuel H. Kress Collection. (Denver, 1954), 64, no. 28; letter of 10 November 1987 to John Hand from Louise H. Kliopov, Denver Art Museum, in NGA curatorial files. Eisler 1977, 26, reversed the exhibition dates for this and the Saint Mary Salome and Her Family also by Strigel.

https://www.nga.gov/artworks/46187-saint-mary-cleophas-and-her-family

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2.  Saint Mary Salome and Her Family 

NGA 1961.9.89   Saint Mary Salome and Her Family  Lost Art 526720

PROVENANCE published on Lost Art (April 18, 2026):

möglich Sammlung O. Streber, München; Haskard Bank, Florenz und Charles Fairfax Murray als Agent, 1900; Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, 1900; Sammlung Rodolphe Kann (gest. 1905) , Paris, Mai 1900; Kunsthandel Duveen Brothers, Paris, August 1907; Sammlung Martin Bromberg (und Erben), Hamburg, August 1907 - 1935 (nach) [...]; Sammlung Dr. Max Emden, Schweiz (?); Kunsthandel F. Kleinberger (Allan Loebl), Paris vor 20.12.1938; Kunsthandel Wildenstein & Co., Paris 1939; Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York, Februar 1954 - 1956; National Gallery of Art, Washington, als Leihgabe, 1956 - 1961; National Gallery of Art, Washington, als Geschenk, 1961

Lost Art Search request for persecuted Jewish collectors: Dr. Henry und Hertha Bromberg , published March 20, 2015

PROVENANCE published on NGA museum website (April 18, 2026)

Possibly O. Streber, Munich.[1] (Haskard Bank, Florence, and Charles Fairfax Murray, as agent, by 1900);[2] sold 1900 to (Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London); sold May 1900 to Rodolphe Kann [d. 1905], Paris;[3] by descent to executors of the Kann estate: Edouard Kann, Paris; Betty Schnaffer [née Kann], Frankfurt; Martin and Eleanore [née Kann] Bromberg, Hamburg; Jacob and Mathilde [née Kann] Emden, Hamburg, and Edmond and Madeline [née Kann] Bickard See, Paris.[4] (Duveen Brothers, Paris, August, 1907);[5] purchased August 1907 by members of the Kann family, possibly Martin and Eleanore Bromberg, Hamburg.[6] Probably Dr. Max Emden, Switzerland, by 1939.[7] (Wildenstein & Co., New York, by 1939);[8] purchased February 1954 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[9] at the NGA from 1956; gift 1961 to NGA.

[1] Unverified, cited by Alfred Stange, Kritisches Verzeichnis der deutschen Tafelbelder vor Dürer. 3 vols. (Munich, 1970), 2: 204, no. 899.

[2] Letter of 24 January 1969, from Richard Kingzett, Thos. Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, to Colin Eisler, in NGA curatorial files.

[3] Kingzett letter of 24 January 1969 cited above.

[4] Duveen stockbook in archives at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art, New York; see letter of 23 February 1987 from Guy Bauman, Department of European Paintings to John Hand in NGA curatorial files.

[5] Guy Bauman letter cited above and Edward Fowles, Memories of Duveen Brothers (London, 1976), 36-43.

[6] Bauman letter, cited in note 4, notes that in both the stockbook and the salesbook, the paintings are listed only as having been sold to "Kann relations."

[7] Wildenstein & Co. brochure in NGA Kress files lists Bromberg and Dr. Emden as previous owners.

[8] Letter of 14 September 1988 from Ay-Whang Hsia, Wildenstein & Co., to John Hand, in NGA curatorial files.

[9] William E. Suida, Paintings and Sculpture of the Samuel H. Kress Collection. (Denver, 1954), 64, no. 28; letter of 10 November 1987 to John Hand from Louise H. Kliopov, Denver Art Museum, in NGA curatorial files (see also The Kress Collection Digital Archive, https://kress.nga.gov/Detail/objects/1875). Eisler 1977, 26, reversed the exhibition dates for this and the Saint Mary Salome and Her Family also by Strigel.

The bill of sale (copy in NGA curatorial files) is dated February 10, 1954, and was for a total of fourteen paintings; payments by the Foundation continued to March 1957.

https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46188.html

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3. Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

NGA 1999.79.11     Lost Art 614980

PROVENANCE published on Lost Art (April 18, 2026):

Armand Dorville; Verkauf "Cabinet d'un amateur parisien", n°265, Nizza, 24.-27. Juni 1942; [...]; Verkauf, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 29. November - 1. Dezember 1972, Nr. 38 (repr.); Otto Wertheimer - M. et Mme Paul Mellon, 1972 - Geschenk an die National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA - Inv. 1999.79.11

Search request for persecuted Jewish collector Armand Dorville,  (Nachlass/estate)

PROVENANCE published on NGA museum website (April 18, 2026)

Atelier Degas (Lugt 657), Paris; Collection René de Gas, Paris, until 1927; (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10 November 1927, no. 21, repr.); Collection Pellet, Paris; (sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 29 November 1972, no. 38, repr.); Otto Wertheimer; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, 1972; gift to NGA, 1999.

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4. The Artist's Daughter Käthe Reading in a Chair

NGA 2007.111.119   Lost Art 417888

Search requests by persecuted Jewish artist and collectors  Martha und Max Liebermann

PROVENANCE published on Lost Art (April 18, 2026):

Max Liebermann, Martha Liebermann, Berlin, Verlust nach 1935; Egon Meilicke (Berlin); 10.12.1986 Neumeister, München, Nr. 84; Sammlung W. Ratjen, National Gallery of Art, Washington (seit 2007)

PROVENANCE published on NGA museum website (April 18, 2026)

Egon Meilicke, Berlin. (sale, Neumeister, Munich, 10 December 1986, no. 844); Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

https://www.nga.gov/artworks/139249-artists-daughter-kathe-reading-chair

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5. Adolph Menzel by Karl Stauffer-Bern

NGA 2007.111.41    Lost Art 518828

Search requests by persecuted Jewish collector Adel Paechter (Pächter)

PROVENANCE published on Lost Art (April 18, 2026):

Hermann Paechter (Pächter) bis 1902; Adele Paechter (Pächter); NS-verfolgungsbedingter Verlust vermutet; […]; Familie Tschamper (Nähe Zofingen/Schweiz); Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, Auktion 204, 20.-22.6.1990; Nr. 984; Wolfgang Ratjen, Vaduz; seit 2007 National Gallery of Art, Washington (Übernahme aus der Wolfgang Ratjen Sammlung)

PROVENANCE published on NGA museum website (April 18, 2026)

(sale, Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 22 June 1990, no. 984); Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

https://www.nga.gov/artworks/139129-adolph-menzel

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