Federico Gentili Di Giuseppe (Q11921706)

Federico Gentili di Giuseppe, 22 Avenue Foch; (+) sale, Hôtel Drouot, 23-4 April 1941, lot 71 (284,000 FF).with Galerie Cailleux, Paris.Purchased by the Gemäldelgalerie, Berlin in 1979, Inv. no. 3/79. (English)

Adoration of the Magi

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https://collections.mfa.org/objects/35361/adoration-of-the-magi

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Until 1940, Federico Gentili di Giuseppe (b. 1868 - d. 1940), Paris; April 23-24, 1941, sold under the order of a Nazi-occupied court, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, lot 24 [see note 1], along with Mr. Gentili di Giuseppe's estate [see note 2]. 1941 until 1990, private collection, France (?); June 15, 1990, anonymous sale, Christie's, Monaco, lot 26 [see note 3], to Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London; 1992, sold by Agnew to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 1992) (English)

Saint Bartholomew

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https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/provenance-research

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Art Museum reaches agreement on painting sold during World War II era

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https://www.princeton.edu/news/2001/06/13/art-museum-reaches-agreement-painting-sold-during-world-war-ii-era

Avenue of Poplars near Moret-sur-Loing

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https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/important-old-master-and-19th-century-paintings-from-the-collection-of-j-e-safra-n08759/lot.32.html

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Nazi plunder

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claim for restitution of an artwork

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Five Italian Paintings – Gentili di Giuseppe Heirs v. Musée du Louvre and France

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https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/buste-d2019un-jeune-garcon-2013-heritiers-gentili-di-giuseppe-et-art-institute-de-chicago

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https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/christ-carrying-the-cross-dragged-by-a-rascal-2013-united-states-v-painting

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https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/adoration-of-the-magi-2013-gentili-di-giuseppe-heirs-and-museum-of-fine-arts-boston

restitution of Nazi-looted art

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https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/108G18

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https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/important-old-master-and-19th-century-paintings-from-the-collection-of-j-e-safra-n08759/lot.32.html

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Alessandro Magnasco, called il LissandrinoCardplayers by a Fireoil on canvas23 1/4 x 17 1/3 inches Provenance Benno Geiger, Venice, 1914; Frederico Gentili di Giuseppe (1868-1940), Paris; Forced sale of his deceased estate, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 23-24 April 1941, lot 53, for 20,000 FRF;Private Collection Milan, by 1949;On deposit in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1950-1999;Restituted to the heirs of Frederico Gentili di Giuseppe;By whom sold ("The Collection of Federico Gentili di Giuseppe"), New York, Christie's, 27 January 2000, lot 83;There purchased by the present collector. (English)