Project “Provenienzrecherche Gurlitt”

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Object record excerpt for Lost Art ID: 533010
© A. W.
Unknown (French)
Cemée en ivoire (Ivory cameo), 14th century
Ivory carving with traces of polychromy in a metal setting, 7.5 x 6.5 x 1.1 cm
on recto, deposition of Christ
on verso, death of the Virgin
Provenance:
(…)
Edwin and Caroline Czeczowiczka, Vienna (per Cornelius Gurlitt Papers & auct. cat.)
Sale: Eine Wiener Sammlung [Czeczowiczka], Hermann Ball/Paul Graupe, Berlin, 12 May 1930, lot
35
Possibly acquired by Hildebrand Gurlitt, Dresden, at the above sale
By descent to Cornelius Gurlitt, Munich/Salzburg
From 6 May 2014: Estate of Cornelius Gurlitt
Bibliographical reference:
Eine Wiener Sammlung: zweiter Teil Alte Gemälde. Auct. cat., Hermann Ball/Paul Graupe, Berlin,
12 May 1930. [lot 35, ill.]
Primary sources:
Condition Report, 3 April 2014, no. Wien-096_35
Cornelius Gurlitt Papers, Salzburg:
Catalogue, no. 13.3_1338_ Ball_Graupe_Wiener Sammlung_1930 [12 May 1930]
Note Kunstkabinett Gurlitt, no. 17.1_F1775 [n.d.]
Register of the Salzburg Estate, 2014, no. Wien-096_35
6 July 2016 (interim results)
www.lostart.de/EN/Fund/533010
© Project “Provenienzrecherche Gurlitt”
Object record excerpt for Lost Art ID: 533010
Further sources consulted:
Business records Hildebrand
Correspondence Hildebrand Gurlitt
Cultural Plunder by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg: Database of Art Objects at the Jeu de
Paume
Database “Central Collecting Point München”
Database “Kunstsammlung Hermann Göring”
Getty Provenance Index, German Sales Catalogs
Lootedart.com
Lost Art
Répertoire des Biens Spoliés
Verzeichnis national wertvoller Kunstwerke (“Reichsliste von 1938”)
Note:
The personal papers found in Cornelius Gurlitt’s Salzburg home include a collection of catalogues.
The 1930 sale catalogue at Hermann Ball/Paul Graupe Berlin is inventoried under no. 13.3_1338
and shows markings for lot 35, the present item. Further, an annotation in the catalogue indicates
that the items came from the Czeczowiczka collection in Vienna, which is corroborated by the
fact, that this family experienced some financial problems and had to sell part of their collection
in 1930. It is not clear if Hildebrand Gurlitt acquired the work directly at the sale in 1930 but a
note found among Cornelius Gurlitt’s papers suggest that this is a possibility as all the details for
the sale were listed including the sale price plus the buyer’s premium.
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“Gurlitt Provenance Research” project operates.
Disclaimer:
The “Gurlitt Provenance Research” project, as the successor project of the Taskforce "Schwabing
Art Trove", focused exclusively on the provenance of the artwork described in this report. This
report does not purport to make pronouncements on any legal claims and legal positions.
Especially if individuals are referred to as descendants, this term is not based on a factual or legal
examination and is thus not binding. No liability will be accepted for conclusions drawn by the
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This is a first interim report with basic information, the artwork is currently undergoing in-depthresearch or will undergo in-depth-research at a later point in time. This report is based on the
sources available at the time it was written. The conclusions drawn in this report may be revised,
should additional relevant material be discovered. The “Gurlitt Provenance Research” project
welcomes any information that may augment or clarify the provenance of this work.
6 July 2016 (interim results)
www.lostart.de/EN/Fund/533010