Nov 7, 2024
The Grosz was acquired from...
The German Expressionist artist George Grosz (1893–1959) was persecuted by the Nazis for his art, while Grosz's art dealer, Alfred Flechtheim (1878-1937), was persecuted by the Nazis for being Jewish*. Both fled Nazi Germany in 1933, Grosz to America and Flechtheim to England. Both were plundered.
Some pretty elaborate speculation has been advanced concerning the itineraries of artworks via Grosz and Flechtheim. This post explores what the museums who have Grosz in their collections have to say about where they got it from.
Art Institutions Table
| National Gallery of Art |
| Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Rosenwald Collection |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| "Degenerate Art" Collection |
| Dallas Museum of Art |
| Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum |
| Museum of Modern Art |
| Bavarian State Painting Collections |
| King Baudouin Foundation |
Where is this art today?
We're going to focus on the art created in early years, until 1932.
The itineraries of many of these artworks are contested. We will focus on the one piece of information that museums must know: who they acquired the Grosz artworks from and when.
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 3, 2024
Patterns of "incorrect" in provenances: samples
Provenance Still Life: Corner of a Table, 1873, Art Institute of Chicago
Elizabeth Ruth Edwards (c. 1833-1907), Fantin-Latour’s art agent, London. Gustave Tempelaere (died 1904), Paris in 1901 [Tempelaere inventory no. 4679; see letter from Sylvie Brame to Gloria Groom, dated April 10, 2002, in curatorial file]. Antonio Mancini (died 1930), Rome by 1906 until at least 1924 [acc. to Bénédite1906 and Gibson 1924]. Possibly E. Lernoud, Paris [acc. to Ottawa 1983; mentioned in Paris 1955 as the owner preceding Mancini, but this cannot be confirmed]. Mme. Vincent Daniel, Rennes by 1936 [acc. to letter from Philippe Brame to Gloria Groom, dated April 30, 2001, in curatorial file; in Grenoble 1936 she is incorrectly listed as Madame Vincent Danielo, Vannes; in Ottawa 1983, she is incorrectly located in Vennes]; sold to Hector Brame, Paris in 1951 [acc. to letter from Philippe Brame citied above]; Hector Brame and César de Hauke, Paris; sold to the Art Institute in September 1951.
Oct 28, 2024
Arthur Pfannstiel, Red Flag Name
"Definitely not a reliable or trustworthy source for cataloguing"
What does it mean to find Arthur Pfannstiel in a provenance or as the author of a reference?
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