Works with a suspicious provenance (Q69024711)
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online publication of the Boijmans Museum in The Netherlands
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Works with a suspicious provenance |
online publication of the Boijmans Museum in The Netherlands |
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Works with a suspicious provenance (English)
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This page features works from the collection with a potentially problematic provenance.The museum hopes that by making the provenance record of these works public, new information may come to light. (English)
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The Pringsheims’ passports were seized in 1937, preventing them from fleeing Germany, and on 21 November 1938, much of their collection was confiscated by the Gestapo. The couple was finally granted permission to auction the collection abroad, provided various pieces and two silver beakers by Ludwig Krug were ‘donated’ to the state. The sale took place in June and July 1939 at Sotheby’s in London. A large portion of the disappointing proceeds had to be paid to the German state, with Alfred and Hedwig Pringsheim using the remainder to immigrate to Switzerland, where they died in exile. After the Second World War, the proceeds of the auction were repaid in full and the objects confiscated by the Nazis (precious metal and other objects) were returned to the Pringsheims’ heirs. (English)