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Dcclassitied per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Projeltt Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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LieoerUJaun waggon in the ~andbilla P L~ebermann Two riders on tne beach P Dutch 17th c Netscber Two children makingsoapbubbles P Gurli tt Lou is Cattaro (Dalmatie ) P German 18t h cent ~lower St illife P Gurli t t Louis ~~ountain Landacape P Gurl1 tt I ouis Forest Landscape P Gurlitt Louis View o Helicon and Parnuaa P Gurl1tt Louis Plain of Tbeben P Putz lor~rait cf a girl P Gurlitt Louis lyramide of Ceetiua P Dix Otto ~elf-Portrait P Pascin Two women and a man P Nolde $easbore P Dix Heaa ot a girl P George Michel Landscape P
Stormy Sky P George Liche l -Lanuaca e with ill Georbe Michel Landsca-pe P bull
It II Landscape 1 II LanQscap~ with
two windmills P Courbet The father p Cals tiealandacape r Rayski ~en playing at C3rda P German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady P bull Gurlitt Louis Clouds P
View on Garuasee P We isgeroerPainter and three 1uaes P French 18th cePt Senave Peasant fa ily in a cabin P Dupre Victor Landscupe P KrUger Hauptmann v Blumenthal Dr Gurlitt Louis ~ulde near nurzen P Guardi Entrance to a
Nonastery P Gurlitt Louis Palermo and Monto lellegrino P bull Dietrich 1170 Italian Peasants arounu a fireplace Dr Engl 18th cent Landscape wi tn winomill P Courbet Lanascape with roc~aE
Gurlitt Louie Study of Clouds P
Irai ting bullAbbrevia~ions P
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 1 5 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Dntemiddot 1977
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W~ ~o Pai nte r and Subject Class it ic
A951 ~ 9512
197721 197722
197723197724
~aratrande Italian dan ce Schlichter Portrait of a man lhome nane Schwarzwald-LandscapeBeckmann Max In the bar Degas Ed Nude woman WBtihing herself
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9572 9575
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19771
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bull 19776 9777 977tj
19779197710 19771 1 197712 197713197714
197715
197716
197717
97718 197719 197720
Degas Ed wo Nudes Redon Odilon Bunch of middot~lowers
Schrimpf Georg FarmyardFranken ranz aarriage at Cana P Jtyle of B Spranger Nereus P Keirimax Landscape P iiildebrand t E Rio de Janeiro P Rombouts ~ Landscape P bullrreu Katharine ~tillife with fruit P Treu Katharine ~tillife with fruit F bull FragonardAnne ana the Holy Family P Ziem Marine P Huijau~ Jan v Still ife P French Two Ladies in a
room P Ruiadael attrib to Landscape l bull Roos Landscape with animalsP G H~ Picture Hto GorkiH P Teniers Landscape with skittles players P Unknown Motner ana Child Dr
H Kassandra Schmidt RotluI ~ountainv illage anw Adoration of a Bofer Carl Halfnude
H r oung woman halfnuae
Dr
P GoaesaP
Kollwitz Kate Pieta Uaun Egyptian Scene Iehmbruck lilhelm Nude Drt 18 fandgrenade rroopSchlemmer Group of wo~en Unknown Landscape with
windmill Griseel Otto Hippodrom in ~t Pauli Unknown Portrait or a woman Grissel Otto Lady with a vail Unknown Lady at the logeHans aid House and Trees M R ~ortrait of a little
boyLachnit w Portrait of a Vall Carl Portrait of a
Sprengmeieter Hautsch Vocke C Peaeantwoman Lenck F GBhsweinetei a lrranken
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197726
197727
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197736 97737 1977~819779197740
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197742197743197744 197145
197746
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19774819774919775019771
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Maohe AugustSouthern Pare Dr W L Yan and woman looking
out of windomiddot1 P MUll ~r Otto Nude in bushes Dr CR Floweratillife P Ueckel Erion Landscape with lake P Scholz Werner Two old
people Dr Gotsch Seashoreecene P
Girl on chair P Scholz Werner Kneelinb nunn Dr Lenk Landscape in rain ~ Jinter N Fishe r men with
boats Dr Grosz George Streascene P Muller elix Loverscene P Kretschmar ~treetecene P Frees Mothyr wth child P Macke AugultLady in carriagePeohatein Max Portrai t of a man Dr Bolin Town of MUnster Dr Pechstein Max Pishervilla~~ ~Uller~ Otto Nude Dr SchlUchter R ~ackview of houoes ~
Grosz George Two women and a man walking Dr Heckel Erich Man blowing rlute P Beckmann 3cene on beach l
oodcutt er P Hartmann G Interior P Groosmann Rudolf Yoman with cat Dr Schmidt Rottluff Scenery on lakeshore P Sohnidt Rottluff Stillife P bull
Lake with reedgraes l bull
Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers P Yhite f lowers P
P A Landscape with dunes and people working on field P Rodin Atlas P l int erhal t e r Port rait of a Lady Br China1 8tb c Landocape P Macke Auguet bull 7oman i n the
Zoo P Trouillebert Lanoscape P Gurlitt Louie Chryeo P Cbagall Marc Fabulous Scene P l ~ bull German 20th c Woman s head P-- 1A Gurlitt Louis Near Theben P
Danish LandscapeP Near Salzburg P Park scene P
l41ohel George Landscape P Gurlitt Louis Akropolie II ~ Beckmann Max The Lion Tamer P
MUller Otto Portrait o~ a lady P Gurlitt Iouie Its1i~ Landscape P
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Dcclasslncd per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pmjec1 Number NND 77057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
- 4 shy 1 lc _aintcr and oJUlJjeot Clase i fio bull
aodttt Oudry Hunting piec e Dr 20065 Prudhon Adam and Eve P
~0064 Michel GeorgeLandscape with wtndmi ll P
A OU65 Sohenau Painter with model P bull J20066 Achenbach Andreae
Watering place P ~051 Gurlitt Louie
Landscape in Villa Doria P 2052 Utamaro Three girls on a
s mal l bridge Pr
YIE_ No Author and Jubject _ ~l~ssifi~
19072 raquo 1Englis h ab 1905 ( ~ )oman with Globe Sculpt
19601 Africa Mask (1) n
19602middot v West-Africa Bisoagos-Islands~ )Genealogical Figure 19604 middot ~ Tomi-Iolanda Southaea f )
Itsaver e roll 19605 Africa reotcoaat
IIlest Afric8lmaak bull 19606 y Npol ab 16th cent
Ittlodhioatva 1 9607~ Bgyptlan late time
ll Oman with jug 19608 J Africa we~t coaat 1 (~1 gt
est AfricanCoast Stat 19609 J Eaat r leland
ItGenea logical bulligure 196010 J West Africa Guinea coast
Genealogical igure 196011 IChimnu Vessel Cer aGl ~1 196012 10ld PeruVeseel in for of ( 1 l
a duck 11 11
11 11196013 lllexican Mexican mask ( 11 1960 14 llndia Gandora Time
Bronze Figure _culpt IJ 196015 J Old Peru Chimnu Fi gure Cer A G1 ( ) 196016 JCh1mnu Ves~el If If 1 1 96C1 7 Margueaai Islands Club Woodwork 196018 lDutch New Guineabull
Gene alogical Fi gure Sculpt ( 1 I 19671 ~ lFrench Bmpire z ~edal ~)
l a pagorie Bonaparte(David) Cer amp Gl 1984 1 German ab 1620 Medal Kur- Rumiashy
turet Johann Georg v saoh~naatics ( 1984 German ab 1815 Silver bowlMatwork 1984 ~ Nepal ab 160u tluddha Sculpt 1984 jgt Yeisaen 18th c
~ China round olate Ccramp Gl 1984 t Meiosen 1905China plate
II IIoval i ) It II II n II
Soulpt
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Meiesen 1860 China platewith t wo hundlee Mciasen 1800 China round
plateRodin AugusteChina kneeling woman
bull wi ~ ) ) 011I L~ Mwrc Ch i-~ rmiddot middot ll Frbulo11s e~yen-=-ft- Scene
Wilt9 ~oo55 P Picasso Wom~n he~d
Pre suP o fi ly fr8n0h pror middott t7T Pen~inE inv~~tieP tion
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Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
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Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
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Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
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Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
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1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
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19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
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Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
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Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
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fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
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J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
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CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
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4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
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u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
urll14 Louis ~dy of Olouao
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bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
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~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
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bull
middot~tt
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Runllvtrtfn r uR o 1 e R e 1 L A o e u o w e s T r A L e o e o R u o e T bullbull 9
D0SSELDORP 6 11 1950 KUNSTHALLe ALLeeSTR - TEL I 478
He1middotrn von Schmidt ampuf 1tenstudt liesbuden
Lunuesrruueuc
gtohr geehrter Herr von icnidt auf bull1 tentulfft
7lic gtie vie11eici1 t wisse n sind sei t Jahren vie le Iunstwerke uus moi shyner- reoitz Clia in Aschbach bei Danberg uenoh1ogn~rmt wu~middotaen 1m Col1ectin~ roint
bull Darf ic ci-r er1auten ae 7U frccen bulle1che Jch1middot1 tte ich zu untlshynellr en 1s te ilm oie Lunstwe1middotke bullmiddotbullie a~ r in Cleinen leli t z zu 1tekommen und vure S Ilmen etc nuglich rnir e1ne gentue ~iste der be-Sf 1a_nrhmten ierke zuzuoenden
middotenn -~ie es ftir lichtig halten wlirae ich in dieser Anelegcnhoit einmal nach iesbaden kotbull men Ich ware Ihnen dankbar vcnn Sie mir mitte11en kUnnte~ w~nn ic~ Jie antrerfen wUrde t beJtem Iank
Ih1middot nehr e1middotceuener
bull ( Lr tbull bull Gurli tt)
~~per Eltccutive Order 12958 Section 3 5 NND ProJCCt Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Cttt 1
WD Ba1aa lo - 19601 l Afrloaa bull bull bull bull -196o4 l le aYer bull 1011 folll Ialende bull bull bull - 19fJ7 1 ampS7Ptitn tarraootta tnament bull bull bull 19608 1 laa11-Afrioaa bullgio at1oi bull bull bull 96QI9 1 idol tigurebull bull bull 196010 1 iYOrJ i dol w bull bull - 196012 1 aatique Yeaaal 1n shape ot a 4uot bull bull - 196Ql) l Mexican aat bull bull bull -19il4 1 bron sa atatuette troe ladit bull bull bull - 19 16 1 olq bowl bull bull -j9 18 1 male 1dol from 1 Gui bull bull 9 V5 1 Waat-Atrioan mask
caee 2 --r1 liE Roues Bo - 1996 1 bronsa Clprbull of a knMl1ng bullobulla
b7 Augusta Bodin
Qas l
WIE House Bo
bull bull bull Caee 4
- 19072 1 figure of a a1ttia female na4alngland aboat 1905
l96o2-_ West-African idol t-shy
WU Bo11ee Ho -19841 1 bronze atddha Nepal 1 6th oent1U7 liE bull bull 19601-1 bronze lbd ha1 llepal 16th oeDtllJ7-Case 5
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WI E Bouse No ~96o1~~- wooden ol11b trom the South-Sea
Catt 6
liE House Nobull bull bullbull bull bullbull bull bull
Qasectl 2 liB House Fo
bull bullbull bull bullbull bull bullbull bull bullbull bull bull
Cbull sect
WD Houee flo
-19606 - 1 bronu etataa of Bodh1satYa1 Wepal -196011--1 o1a7 YBamp~ el fran Peru 1 -i960151 ol17 figan from Peru -i9671 -rl mtdal of ola7 Jrenoh tboat 1800
1 -1~842 1 ODJiper -dal with lurtO ret Jobau
Georg Yon Saobaen - 1984) l Me1asaa IOUD4 platbull wltb 4ngoa w~middotmiddot-- 19844 l Me1asen roQDd plate with drasoa ~middot~~middotmiddot--19845 l lfeinaa obloq plate -198~6 l Ke1aaea oal plate - 19847 -4 ailYer bowl abont 1815
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196020-t bronse heecl of u Afrloan ugroa
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Declassified per Exccuuvc Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Projcct Number NND 775057 By NND Dnte 1977
1 92o
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9321
~ 9322
1923
19)24
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19~26
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19j29 ~9210 ~1 9321
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19344 lt) 934519Hb
~1936 1 937
~1 9371 19~72
93741937 5
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19378 9~79
193710
~3711
193712
93714
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~937169391
Coll~ction G u r l___tl_HAmb_u~r~g~middot--------------shy--------p- shywl to Painter and tlUbject claeel1io
LieoerUJaun waggon in the ~andbilla P L~ebermann Two riders on tne beach P Dutch 17th c Netscber Two children makingsoapbubbles P Gurli tt Lou is Cattaro (Dalmatie ) P German 18t h cent ~lower St illife P Gurli t t Louis ~~ountain Landacape P Gurl1 tt I ouis Forest Landscape P Gurlitt Louis View o Helicon and Parnuaa P Gurl1tt Louis Plain of Tbeben P Putz lor~rait cf a girl P Gurlitt Louis lyramide of Ceetiua P Dix Otto ~elf-Portrait P Pascin Two women and a man P Nolde $easbore P Dix Heaa ot a girl P George Michel Landscape P
Stormy Sky P George Liche l -Lanuaca e with ill Georbe Michel Landsca-pe P bull
It II Landscape 1 II LanQscap~ with
two windmills P Courbet The father p Cals tiealandacape r Rayski ~en playing at C3rda P German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady P bull Gurlitt Louis Clouds P
View on Garuasee P We isgeroerPainter and three 1uaes P French 18th cePt Senave Peasant fa ily in a cabin P Dupre Victor Landscupe P KrUger Hauptmann v Blumenthal Dr Gurlitt Louis ~ulde near nurzen P Guardi Entrance to a
Nonastery P Gurlitt Louis Palermo and Monto lellegrino P bull Dietrich 1170 Italian Peasants arounu a fireplace Dr Engl 18th cent Landscape wi tn winomill P Courbet Lanascape with roc~aE
Gurlitt Louie Study of Clouds P
Irai ting bullAbbrevia~ions P
nr = Dr ewing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 1 5 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Dntemiddot 1977
- 2 -
W~ ~o Pai nte r and Subject Class it ic
A951 ~ 9512
197721 197722
197723197724
~aratrande Italian dan ce Schlichter Portrait of a man lhome nane Schwarzwald-LandscapeBeckmann Max In the bar Degas Ed Nude woman WBtihing herself
p
P
P P
9513 I 9514
~9515~9516
1 9517 -1~51 B
lY571
9572 9575
9574
bull X9575
~19576
~sect~J~~ 9743
Jr9747 19772
19771
1 977519774 977)
bull 19776 9777 977tj
19779197710 19771 1 197712 197713197714
197715
197716
197717
97718 197719 197720
Degas Ed wo Nudes Redon Odilon Bunch of middot~lowers
Schrimpf Georg FarmyardFranken ranz aarriage at Cana P Jtyle of B Spranger Nereus P Keirimax Landscape P iiildebrand t E Rio de Janeiro P Rombouts ~ Landscape P bullrreu Katharine ~tillife with fruit P Treu Katharine ~tillife with fruit F bull FragonardAnne ana the Holy Family P Ziem Marine P Huijau~ Jan v Still ife P French Two Ladies in a
room P Ruiadael attrib to Landscape l bull Roos Landscape with animalsP G H~ Picture Hto GorkiH P Teniers Landscape with skittles players P Unknown Motner ana Child Dr
H Kassandra Schmidt RotluI ~ountainv illage anw Adoration of a Bofer Carl Halfnude
H r oung woman halfnuae
Dr
P GoaesaP
Kollwitz Kate Pieta Uaun Egyptian Scene Iehmbruck lilhelm Nude Drt 18 fandgrenade rroopSchlemmer Group of wo~en Unknown Landscape with
windmill Griseel Otto Hippodrom in ~t Pauli Unknown Portrait or a woman Grissel Otto Lady with a vail Unknown Lady at the logeHans aid House and Trees M R ~ortrait of a little
boyLachnit w Portrait of a Vall Carl Portrait of a
Sprengmeieter Hautsch Vocke C Peaeantwoman Lenck F GBhsweinetei a lrranken
Dr
Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr P
t
P
P
P P P
p boyP lll8ll
Dr P
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 77i057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
977f-~5
197726
197727
97728 97729
977~0
97731 97732197 7n197734197735
197736 97737 1977~819779197740
1977 41
197742197743197744 197145
197746
197747
19774819774919775019771
197752
197753bull 197754
97755 1977 56 197758
197759 _l$7760
~9776112004 1
~20C42
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20046 -004 7 ~048 ~0049~00410
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20061
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Painter and JubJeot Claeeitio - -------- - - - middot--------
Maohe AugustSouthern Pare Dr W L Yan and woman looking
out of windomiddot1 P MUll ~r Otto Nude in bushes Dr CR Floweratillife P Ueckel Erion Landscape with lake P Scholz Werner Two old
people Dr Gotsch Seashoreecene P
Girl on chair P Scholz Werner Kneelinb nunn Dr Lenk Landscape in rain ~ Jinter N Fishe r men with
boats Dr Grosz George Streascene P Muller elix Loverscene P Kretschmar ~treetecene P Frees Mothyr wth child P Macke AugultLady in carriagePeohatein Max Portrai t of a man Dr Bolin Town of MUnster Dr Pechstein Max Pishervilla~~ ~Uller~ Otto Nude Dr SchlUchter R ~ackview of houoes ~
Grosz George Two women and a man walking Dr Heckel Erich Man blowing rlute P Beckmann 3cene on beach l
oodcutt er P Hartmann G Interior P Groosmann Rudolf Yoman with cat Dr Schmidt Rottluff Scenery on lakeshore P Sohnidt Rottluff Stillife P bull
Lake with reedgraes l bull
Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers P Yhite f lowers P
P A Landscape with dunes and people working on field P Rodin Atlas P l int erhal t e r Port rait of a Lady Br China1 8tb c Landocape P Macke Auguet bull 7oman i n the
Zoo P Trouillebert Lanoscape P Gurlitt Louie Chryeo P Cbagall Marc Fabulous Scene P l ~ bull German 20th c Woman s head P-- 1A Gurlitt Louis Near Theben P
Danish LandscapeP Near Salzburg P Park scene P
l41ohel George Landscape P Gurlitt Louis Akropolie II ~ Beckmann Max The Lion Tamer P
MUller Otto Portrait o~ a lady P Gurlitt Iouie Its1i~ Landscape P
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Dcclasslncd per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pmjec1 Number NND 77057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
- 4 shy 1 lc _aintcr and oJUlJjeot Clase i fio bull
aodttt Oudry Hunting piec e Dr 20065 Prudhon Adam and Eve P
~0064 Michel GeorgeLandscape with wtndmi ll P
A OU65 Sohenau Painter with model P bull J20066 Achenbach Andreae
Watering place P ~051 Gurlitt Louie
Landscape in Villa Doria P 2052 Utamaro Three girls on a
s mal l bridge Pr
YIE_ No Author and Jubject _ ~l~ssifi~
19072 raquo 1Englis h ab 1905 ( ~ )oman with Globe Sculpt
19601 Africa Mask (1) n
19602middot v West-Africa Bisoagos-Islands~ )Genealogical Figure 19604 middot ~ Tomi-Iolanda Southaea f )
Itsaver e roll 19605 Africa reotcoaat
IIlest Afric8lmaak bull 19606 y Npol ab 16th cent
Ittlodhioatva 1 9607~ Bgyptlan late time
ll Oman with jug 19608 J Africa we~t coaat 1 (~1 gt
est AfricanCoast Stat 19609 J Eaat r leland
ItGenea logical bulligure 196010 J West Africa Guinea coast
Genealogical igure 196011 IChimnu Vessel Cer aGl ~1 196012 10ld PeruVeseel in for of ( 1 l
a duck 11 11
11 11196013 lllexican Mexican mask ( 11 1960 14 llndia Gandora Time
Bronze Figure _culpt IJ 196015 J Old Peru Chimnu Fi gure Cer A G1 ( ) 196016 JCh1mnu Ves~el If If 1 1 96C1 7 Margueaai Islands Club Woodwork 196018 lDutch New Guineabull
Gene alogical Fi gure Sculpt ( 1 I 19671 ~ lFrench Bmpire z ~edal ~)
l a pagorie Bonaparte(David) Cer amp Gl 1984 1 German ab 1620 Medal Kur- Rumiashy
turet Johann Georg v saoh~naatics ( 1984 German ab 1815 Silver bowlMatwork 1984 ~ Nepal ab 160u tluddha Sculpt 1984 jgt Yeisaen 18th c
~ China round olate Ccramp Gl 1984 t Meiosen 1905China plate
II IIoval i ) It II II n II
Soulpt
1984
1984
1996
Meiesen 1860 China platewith t wo hundlee Mciasen 1800 China round
plateRodin AugusteChina kneeling woman
bull wi ~ ) ) 011I L~ Mwrc Ch i-~ rmiddot middot ll Frbulo11s e~yen-=-ft- Scene
Wilt9 ~oo55 P Picasso Wom~n he~d
Pre suP o fi ly fr8n0h pror middott t7T Pen~inE inv~~tieP tion
-
Collectio~ GURLITT Dr awings i n box cab i et room 12 -------- middot-------------------------- -------------shy
1 ) VIE 19773
2) 19774
3) 197710 It4 ) 197712 tt5 ) 197713
6 ~ 197714It
7 0
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10 ) 197719 11 ) il97720 1 ) 197721 13 ) n 197722
14 ) 197723 15 ) 197724 16 ) 197725 17) It 197726
18 ) 197727
bull
Unknown
Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
Lachnit ll
Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
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NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
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CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
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City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
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FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
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4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
~~per Eltccutive Order 12958 Section 3 5 NND ProJCCt Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Cttt 1
WD Ba1aa lo - 19601 l Afrloaa bull bull bull bull -196o4 l le aYer bull 1011 folll Ialende bull bull bull - 19fJ7 1 ampS7Ptitn tarraootta tnament bull bull bull 19608 1 laa11-Afrioaa bullgio at1oi bull bull bull 96QI9 1 idol tigurebull bull bull 196010 1 iYOrJ i dol w bull bull - 196012 1 aatique Yeaaal 1n shape ot a 4uot bull bull - 196Ql) l Mexican aat bull bull bull -19il4 1 bron sa atatuette troe ladit bull bull bull - 19 16 1 olq bowl bull bull -j9 18 1 male 1dol from 1 Gui bull bull 9 V5 1 Waat-Atrioan mask
caee 2 --r1 liE Roues Bo - 1996 1 bronsa Clprbull of a knMl1ng bullobulla
b7 Augusta Bodin
Qas l
WIE House Bo
bull bull bull Caee 4
- 19072 1 figure of a a1ttia female na4alngland aboat 1905
l96o2-_ West-African idol t-shy
WU Bo11ee Ho -19841 1 bronze atddha Nepal 1 6th oent1U7 liE bull bull 19601-1 bronze lbd ha1 llepal 16th oeDtllJ7-Case 5
~
WI E Bouse No ~96o1~~- wooden ol11b trom the South-Sea
Catt 6
liE House Nobull bull bullbull bull bullbull bull bull
Qasectl 2 liB House Fo
bull bullbull bull bullbull bull bullbull bull bullbull bull bull
Cbull sect
WD Houee flo
-19606 - 1 bronu etataa of Bodh1satYa1 Wepal -196011--1 o1a7 YBamp~ el fran Peru 1 -i960151 ol17 figan from Peru -i9671 -rl mtdal of ola7 Jrenoh tboat 1800
1 -1~842 1 ODJiper -dal with lurtO ret Jobau
Georg Yon Saobaen - 1984) l Me1asaa IOUD4 platbull wltb 4ngoa w~middotmiddot-- 19844 l Me1asen roQDd plate with drasoa ~middot~~middotmiddot--19845 l lfeinaa obloq plate -198~6 l Ke1aaea oal plate - 19847 -4 ailYer bowl abont 1815
-r ~
196020-t bronse heecl of u Afrloan ugroa
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Declassified per Exccuuvc Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Projcct Number NND 775057 By NND Dnte 1977
1 92o
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lt 19301
9321
~ 9322
1923
19)24
9325
19~26
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19j29 ~9210 ~1 9321
- 1 9~21 2 ~9341 ~ 9342 19343
19344 lt) 934519Hb
~1936 1 937
~1 9371 19~72
93741937 5
~9~76
1 9~77
19378 9~79
193710
~3711
193712
93714
y 9371
~937169391
Coll~ction G u r l___tl_HAmb_u~r~g~middot--------------shy--------p- shywl to Painter and tlUbject claeel1io
LieoerUJaun waggon in the ~andbilla P L~ebermann Two riders on tne beach P Dutch 17th c Netscber Two children makingsoapbubbles P Gurli tt Lou is Cattaro (Dalmatie ) P German 18t h cent ~lower St illife P Gurli t t Louis ~~ountain Landacape P Gurl1 tt I ouis Forest Landscape P Gurlitt Louis View o Helicon and Parnuaa P Gurl1tt Louis Plain of Tbeben P Putz lor~rait cf a girl P Gurlitt Louis lyramide of Ceetiua P Dix Otto ~elf-Portrait P Pascin Two women and a man P Nolde $easbore P Dix Heaa ot a girl P George Michel Landscape P
Stormy Sky P George Liche l -Lanuaca e with ill Georbe Michel Landsca-pe P bull
It II Landscape 1 II LanQscap~ with
two windmills P Courbet The father p Cals tiealandacape r Rayski ~en playing at C3rda P German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady P bull Gurlitt Louis Clouds P
View on Garuasee P We isgeroerPainter and three 1uaes P French 18th cePt Senave Peasant fa ily in a cabin P Dupre Victor Landscupe P KrUger Hauptmann v Blumenthal Dr Gurlitt Louis ~ulde near nurzen P Guardi Entrance to a
Nonastery P Gurlitt Louis Palermo and Monto lellegrino P bull Dietrich 1170 Italian Peasants arounu a fireplace Dr Engl 18th cent Landscape wi tn winomill P Courbet Lanascape with roc~aE
Gurlitt Louie Study of Clouds P
Irai ting bullAbbrevia~ions P
nr = Dr ewing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 1 5 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Dntemiddot 1977
- 2 -
W~ ~o Pai nte r and Subject Class it ic
A951 ~ 9512
197721 197722
197723197724
~aratrande Italian dan ce Schlichter Portrait of a man lhome nane Schwarzwald-LandscapeBeckmann Max In the bar Degas Ed Nude woman WBtihing herself
p
P
P P
9513 I 9514
~9515~9516
1 9517 -1~51 B
lY571
9572 9575
9574
bull X9575
~19576
~sect~J~~ 9743
Jr9747 19772
19771
1 977519774 977)
bull 19776 9777 977tj
19779197710 19771 1 197712 197713197714
197715
197716
197717
97718 197719 197720
Degas Ed wo Nudes Redon Odilon Bunch of middot~lowers
Schrimpf Georg FarmyardFranken ranz aarriage at Cana P Jtyle of B Spranger Nereus P Keirimax Landscape P iiildebrand t E Rio de Janeiro P Rombouts ~ Landscape P bullrreu Katharine ~tillife with fruit P Treu Katharine ~tillife with fruit F bull FragonardAnne ana the Holy Family P Ziem Marine P Huijau~ Jan v Still ife P French Two Ladies in a
room P Ruiadael attrib to Landscape l bull Roos Landscape with animalsP G H~ Picture Hto GorkiH P Teniers Landscape with skittles players P Unknown Motner ana Child Dr
H Kassandra Schmidt RotluI ~ountainv illage anw Adoration of a Bofer Carl Halfnude
H r oung woman halfnuae
Dr
P GoaesaP
Kollwitz Kate Pieta Uaun Egyptian Scene Iehmbruck lilhelm Nude Drt 18 fandgrenade rroopSchlemmer Group of wo~en Unknown Landscape with
windmill Griseel Otto Hippodrom in ~t Pauli Unknown Portrait or a woman Grissel Otto Lady with a vail Unknown Lady at the logeHans aid House and Trees M R ~ortrait of a little
boyLachnit w Portrait of a Vall Carl Portrait of a
Sprengmeieter Hautsch Vocke C Peaeantwoman Lenck F GBhsweinetei a lrranken
Dr
Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr P
t
P
P
P P P
p boyP lll8ll
Dr P
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 77i057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
977f-~5
197726
197727
97728 97729
977~0
97731 97732197 7n197734197735
197736 97737 1977~819779197740
1977 41
197742197743197744 197145
197746
197747
19774819774919775019771
197752
197753bull 197754
97755 1977 56 197758
197759 _l$7760
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Painter and JubJeot Claeeitio - -------- - - - middot--------
Maohe AugustSouthern Pare Dr W L Yan and woman looking
out of windomiddot1 P MUll ~r Otto Nude in bushes Dr CR Floweratillife P Ueckel Erion Landscape with lake P Scholz Werner Two old
people Dr Gotsch Seashoreecene P
Girl on chair P Scholz Werner Kneelinb nunn Dr Lenk Landscape in rain ~ Jinter N Fishe r men with
boats Dr Grosz George Streascene P Muller elix Loverscene P Kretschmar ~treetecene P Frees Mothyr wth child P Macke AugultLady in carriagePeohatein Max Portrai t of a man Dr Bolin Town of MUnster Dr Pechstein Max Pishervilla~~ ~Uller~ Otto Nude Dr SchlUchter R ~ackview of houoes ~
Grosz George Two women and a man walking Dr Heckel Erich Man blowing rlute P Beckmann 3cene on beach l
oodcutt er P Hartmann G Interior P Groosmann Rudolf Yoman with cat Dr Schmidt Rottluff Scenery on lakeshore P Sohnidt Rottluff Stillife P bull
Lake with reedgraes l bull
Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers P Yhite f lowers P
P A Landscape with dunes and people working on field P Rodin Atlas P l int erhal t e r Port rait of a Lady Br China1 8tb c Landocape P Macke Auguet bull 7oman i n the
Zoo P Trouillebert Lanoscape P Gurlitt Louie Chryeo P Cbagall Marc Fabulous Scene P l ~ bull German 20th c Woman s head P-- 1A Gurlitt Louis Near Theben P
Danish LandscapeP Near Salzburg P Park scene P
l41ohel George Landscape P Gurlitt Louis Akropolie II ~ Beckmann Max The Lion Tamer P
MUller Otto Portrait o~ a lady P Gurlitt Iouie Its1i~ Landscape P
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Dcclasslncd per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pmjec1 Number NND 77057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
- 4 shy 1 lc _aintcr and oJUlJjeot Clase i fio bull
aodttt Oudry Hunting piec e Dr 20065 Prudhon Adam and Eve P
~0064 Michel GeorgeLandscape with wtndmi ll P
A OU65 Sohenau Painter with model P bull J20066 Achenbach Andreae
Watering place P ~051 Gurlitt Louie
Landscape in Villa Doria P 2052 Utamaro Three girls on a
s mal l bridge Pr
YIE_ No Author and Jubject _ ~l~ssifi~
19072 raquo 1Englis h ab 1905 ( ~ )oman with Globe Sculpt
19601 Africa Mask (1) n
19602middot v West-Africa Bisoagos-Islands~ )Genealogical Figure 19604 middot ~ Tomi-Iolanda Southaea f )
Itsaver e roll 19605 Africa reotcoaat
IIlest Afric8lmaak bull 19606 y Npol ab 16th cent
Ittlodhioatva 1 9607~ Bgyptlan late time
ll Oman with jug 19608 J Africa we~t coaat 1 (~1 gt
est AfricanCoast Stat 19609 J Eaat r leland
ItGenea logical bulligure 196010 J West Africa Guinea coast
Genealogical igure 196011 IChimnu Vessel Cer aGl ~1 196012 10ld PeruVeseel in for of ( 1 l
a duck 11 11
11 11196013 lllexican Mexican mask ( 11 1960 14 llndia Gandora Time
Bronze Figure _culpt IJ 196015 J Old Peru Chimnu Fi gure Cer A G1 ( ) 196016 JCh1mnu Ves~el If If 1 1 96C1 7 Margueaai Islands Club Woodwork 196018 lDutch New Guineabull
Gene alogical Fi gure Sculpt ( 1 I 19671 ~ lFrench Bmpire z ~edal ~)
l a pagorie Bonaparte(David) Cer amp Gl 1984 1 German ab 1620 Medal Kur- Rumiashy
turet Johann Georg v saoh~naatics ( 1984 German ab 1815 Silver bowlMatwork 1984 ~ Nepal ab 160u tluddha Sculpt 1984 jgt Yeisaen 18th c
~ China round olate Ccramp Gl 1984 t Meiosen 1905China plate
II IIoval i ) It II II n II
Soulpt
1984
1984
1996
Meiesen 1860 China platewith t wo hundlee Mciasen 1800 China round
plateRodin AugusteChina kneeling woman
bull wi ~ ) ) 011I L~ Mwrc Ch i-~ rmiddot middot ll Frbulo11s e~yen-=-ft- Scene
Wilt9 ~oo55 P Picasso Wom~n he~d
Pre suP o fi ly fr8n0h pror middott t7T Pen~inE inv~~tieP tion
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1 ) VIE 19773
2) 19774
3) 197710 It4 ) 197712 tt5 ) 197713
6 ~ 197714It
7 0
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10 ) 197719 11 ) il97720 1 ) 197721 13 ) n 197722
14 ) 197723 15 ) 197724 16 ) 197725 17) It 197726
18 ) 197727
bull
Unknown
Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
Lachnit ll
Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
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declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
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General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
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stolen in the CCP 1947
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WIE no Painter and sub~eot
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197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
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1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
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Declassified per Exccuuvc Order 12958 Section 35 NNO Projcct Number NND 775057 By NND Dnte 1977
1 92o
~9~u
lt 19301
9321
~ 9322
1923
19)24
9325
19~26
- 9~279328
19j29 ~9210 ~1 9321
- 1 9~21 2 ~9341 ~ 9342 19343
19344 lt) 934519Hb
~1936 1 937
~1 9371 19~72
93741937 5
~9~76
1 9~77
19378 9~79
193710
~3711
193712
93714
y 9371
~937169391
Coll~ction G u r l___tl_HAmb_u~r~g~middot--------------shy--------p- shywl to Painter and tlUbject claeel1io
LieoerUJaun waggon in the ~andbilla P L~ebermann Two riders on tne beach P Dutch 17th c Netscber Two children makingsoapbubbles P Gurli tt Lou is Cattaro (Dalmatie ) P German 18t h cent ~lower St illife P Gurli t t Louis ~~ountain Landacape P Gurl1 tt I ouis Forest Landscape P Gurlitt Louis View o Helicon and Parnuaa P Gurl1tt Louis Plain of Tbeben P Putz lor~rait cf a girl P Gurlitt Louis lyramide of Ceetiua P Dix Otto ~elf-Portrait P Pascin Two women and a man P Nolde $easbore P Dix Heaa ot a girl P George Michel Landscape P
Stormy Sky P George Liche l -Lanuaca e with ill Georbe Michel Landsca-pe P bull
It II Landscape 1 II LanQscap~ with
two windmills P Courbet The father p Cals tiealandacape r Rayski ~en playing at C3rda P German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady P bull Gurlitt Louis Clouds P
View on Garuasee P We isgeroerPainter and three 1uaes P French 18th cePt Senave Peasant fa ily in a cabin P Dupre Victor Landscupe P KrUger Hauptmann v Blumenthal Dr Gurlitt Louis ~ulde near nurzen P Guardi Entrance to a
Nonastery P Gurlitt Louis Palermo and Monto lellegrino P bull Dietrich 1170 Italian Peasants arounu a fireplace Dr Engl 18th cent Landscape wi tn winomill P Courbet Lanascape with roc~aE
Gurlitt Louie Study of Clouds P
Irai ting bullAbbrevia~ions P
nr = Dr ewing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 1 5 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Dntemiddot 1977
- 2 -
W~ ~o Pai nte r and Subject Class it ic
A951 ~ 9512
197721 197722
197723197724
~aratrande Italian dan ce Schlichter Portrait of a man lhome nane Schwarzwald-LandscapeBeckmann Max In the bar Degas Ed Nude woman WBtihing herself
p
P
P P
9513 I 9514
~9515~9516
1 9517 -1~51 B
lY571
9572 9575
9574
bull X9575
~19576
~sect~J~~ 9743
Jr9747 19772
19771
1 977519774 977)
bull 19776 9777 977tj
19779197710 19771 1 197712 197713197714
197715
197716
197717
97718 197719 197720
Degas Ed wo Nudes Redon Odilon Bunch of middot~lowers
Schrimpf Georg FarmyardFranken ranz aarriage at Cana P Jtyle of B Spranger Nereus P Keirimax Landscape P iiildebrand t E Rio de Janeiro P Rombouts ~ Landscape P bullrreu Katharine ~tillife with fruit P Treu Katharine ~tillife with fruit F bull FragonardAnne ana the Holy Family P Ziem Marine P Huijau~ Jan v Still ife P French Two Ladies in a
room P Ruiadael attrib to Landscape l bull Roos Landscape with animalsP G H~ Picture Hto GorkiH P Teniers Landscape with skittles players P Unknown Motner ana Child Dr
H Kassandra Schmidt RotluI ~ountainv illage anw Adoration of a Bofer Carl Halfnude
H r oung woman halfnuae
Dr
P GoaesaP
Kollwitz Kate Pieta Uaun Egyptian Scene Iehmbruck lilhelm Nude Drt 18 fandgrenade rroopSchlemmer Group of wo~en Unknown Landscape with
windmill Griseel Otto Hippodrom in ~t Pauli Unknown Portrait or a woman Grissel Otto Lady with a vail Unknown Lady at the logeHans aid House and Trees M R ~ortrait of a little
boyLachnit w Portrait of a Vall Carl Portrait of a
Sprengmeieter Hautsch Vocke C Peaeantwoman Lenck F GBhsweinetei a lrranken
Dr
Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr P
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P
P
P P P
p boyP lll8ll
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 77i057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
977f-~5
197726
197727
97728 97729
977~0
97731 97732197 7n197734197735
197736 97737 1977~819779197740
1977 41
197742197743197744 197145
197746
197747
19774819774919775019771
197752
197753bull 197754
97755 1977 56 197758
197759 _l$7760
~9776112004 1
~20C42
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20046 -004 7 ~048 ~0049~00410
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20061
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Painter and JubJeot Claeeitio - -------- - - - middot--------
Maohe AugustSouthern Pare Dr W L Yan and woman looking
out of windomiddot1 P MUll ~r Otto Nude in bushes Dr CR Floweratillife P Ueckel Erion Landscape with lake P Scholz Werner Two old
people Dr Gotsch Seashoreecene P
Girl on chair P Scholz Werner Kneelinb nunn Dr Lenk Landscape in rain ~ Jinter N Fishe r men with
boats Dr Grosz George Streascene P Muller elix Loverscene P Kretschmar ~treetecene P Frees Mothyr wth child P Macke AugultLady in carriagePeohatein Max Portrai t of a man Dr Bolin Town of MUnster Dr Pechstein Max Pishervilla~~ ~Uller~ Otto Nude Dr SchlUchter R ~ackview of houoes ~
Grosz George Two women and a man walking Dr Heckel Erich Man blowing rlute P Beckmann 3cene on beach l
oodcutt er P Hartmann G Interior P Groosmann Rudolf Yoman with cat Dr Schmidt Rottluff Scenery on lakeshore P Sohnidt Rottluff Stillife P bull
Lake with reedgraes l bull
Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers P Yhite f lowers P
P A Landscape with dunes and people working on field P Rodin Atlas P l int erhal t e r Port rait of a Lady Br China1 8tb c Landocape P Macke Auguet bull 7oman i n the
Zoo P Trouillebert Lanoscape P Gurlitt Louie Chryeo P Cbagall Marc Fabulous Scene P l ~ bull German 20th c Woman s head P-- 1A Gurlitt Louis Near Theben P
Danish LandscapeP Near Salzburg P Park scene P
l41ohel George Landscape P Gurlitt Louis Akropolie II ~ Beckmann Max The Lion Tamer P
MUller Otto Portrait o~ a lady P Gurlitt Iouie Its1i~ Landscape P
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Dcclasslncd per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pmjec1 Number NND 77057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
- 4 shy 1 lc _aintcr and oJUlJjeot Clase i fio bull
aodttt Oudry Hunting piec e Dr 20065 Prudhon Adam and Eve P
~0064 Michel GeorgeLandscape with wtndmi ll P
A OU65 Sohenau Painter with model P bull J20066 Achenbach Andreae
Watering place P ~051 Gurlitt Louie
Landscape in Villa Doria P 2052 Utamaro Three girls on a
s mal l bridge Pr
YIE_ No Author and Jubject _ ~l~ssifi~
19072 raquo 1Englis h ab 1905 ( ~ )oman with Globe Sculpt
19601 Africa Mask (1) n
19602middot v West-Africa Bisoagos-Islands~ )Genealogical Figure 19604 middot ~ Tomi-Iolanda Southaea f )
Itsaver e roll 19605 Africa reotcoaat
IIlest Afric8lmaak bull 19606 y Npol ab 16th cent
Ittlodhioatva 1 9607~ Bgyptlan late time
ll Oman with jug 19608 J Africa we~t coaat 1 (~1 gt
est AfricanCoast Stat 19609 J Eaat r leland
ItGenea logical bulligure 196010 J West Africa Guinea coast
Genealogical igure 196011 IChimnu Vessel Cer aGl ~1 196012 10ld PeruVeseel in for of ( 1 l
a duck 11 11
11 11196013 lllexican Mexican mask ( 11 1960 14 llndia Gandora Time
Bronze Figure _culpt IJ 196015 J Old Peru Chimnu Fi gure Cer A G1 ( ) 196016 JCh1mnu Ves~el If If 1 1 96C1 7 Margueaai Islands Club Woodwork 196018 lDutch New Guineabull
Gene alogical Fi gure Sculpt ( 1 I 19671 ~ lFrench Bmpire z ~edal ~)
l a pagorie Bonaparte(David) Cer amp Gl 1984 1 German ab 1620 Medal Kur- Rumiashy
turet Johann Georg v saoh~naatics ( 1984 German ab 1815 Silver bowlMatwork 1984 ~ Nepal ab 160u tluddha Sculpt 1984 jgt Yeisaen 18th c
~ China round olate Ccramp Gl 1984 t Meiosen 1905China plate
II IIoval i ) It II II n II
Soulpt
1984
1984
1996
Meiesen 1860 China platewith t wo hundlee Mciasen 1800 China round
plateRodin AugusteChina kneeling woman
bull wi ~ ) ) 011I L~ Mwrc Ch i-~ rmiddot middot ll Frbulo11s e~yen-=-ft- Scene
Wilt9 ~oo55 P Picasso Wom~n he~d
Pre suP o fi ly fr8n0h pror middott t7T Pen~inE inv~~tieP tion
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Collectio~ GURLITT Dr awings i n box cab i et room 12 -------- middot-------------------------- -------------shy
1 ) VIE 19773
2) 19774
3) 197710 It4 ) 197712 tt5 ) 197713
6 ~ 197714It
7 0
) It 197715 It8 ) 197716 119 ) 197718
10 ) 197719 11 ) il97720 1 ) 197721 13 ) n 197722
14 ) 197723 15 ) 197724 16 ) 197725 17) It 197726
18 ) 197727
bull
Unknown
Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
Lachnit ll
Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
----------------------------------gtubject
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
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CLAIM NO
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Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
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200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
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It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
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Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
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i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 1 5 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Dntemiddot 1977
- 2 -
W~ ~o Pai nte r and Subject Class it ic
A951 ~ 9512
197721 197722
197723197724
~aratrande Italian dan ce Schlichter Portrait of a man lhome nane Schwarzwald-LandscapeBeckmann Max In the bar Degas Ed Nude woman WBtihing herself
p
P
P P
9513 I 9514
~9515~9516
1 9517 -1~51 B
lY571
9572 9575
9574
bull X9575
~19576
~sect~J~~ 9743
Jr9747 19772
19771
1 977519774 977)
bull 19776 9777 977tj
19779197710 19771 1 197712 197713197714
197715
197716
197717
97718 197719 197720
Degas Ed wo Nudes Redon Odilon Bunch of middot~lowers
Schrimpf Georg FarmyardFranken ranz aarriage at Cana P Jtyle of B Spranger Nereus P Keirimax Landscape P iiildebrand t E Rio de Janeiro P Rombouts ~ Landscape P bullrreu Katharine ~tillife with fruit P Treu Katharine ~tillife with fruit F bull FragonardAnne ana the Holy Family P Ziem Marine P Huijau~ Jan v Still ife P French Two Ladies in a
room P Ruiadael attrib to Landscape l bull Roos Landscape with animalsP G H~ Picture Hto GorkiH P Teniers Landscape with skittles players P Unknown Motner ana Child Dr
H Kassandra Schmidt RotluI ~ountainv illage anw Adoration of a Bofer Carl Halfnude
H r oung woman halfnuae
Dr
P GoaesaP
Kollwitz Kate Pieta Uaun Egyptian Scene Iehmbruck lilhelm Nude Drt 18 fandgrenade rroopSchlemmer Group of wo~en Unknown Landscape with
windmill Griseel Otto Hippodrom in ~t Pauli Unknown Portrait or a woman Grissel Otto Lady with a vail Unknown Lady at the logeHans aid House and Trees M R ~ortrait of a little
boyLachnit w Portrait of a Vall Carl Portrait of a
Sprengmeieter Hautsch Vocke C Peaeantwoman Lenck F GBhsweinetei a lrranken
Dr
Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr P
t
P
P
P P P
p boyP lll8ll
Dr P
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 77i057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
977f-~5
197726
197727
97728 97729
977~0
97731 97732197 7n197734197735
197736 97737 1977~819779197740
1977 41
197742197743197744 197145
197746
197747
19774819774919775019771
197752
197753bull 197754
97755 1977 56 197758
197759 _l$7760
~9776112004 1
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20046 -004 7 ~048 ~0049~00410
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20061
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Painter and JubJeot Claeeitio - -------- - - - middot--------
Maohe AugustSouthern Pare Dr W L Yan and woman looking
out of windomiddot1 P MUll ~r Otto Nude in bushes Dr CR Floweratillife P Ueckel Erion Landscape with lake P Scholz Werner Two old
people Dr Gotsch Seashoreecene P
Girl on chair P Scholz Werner Kneelinb nunn Dr Lenk Landscape in rain ~ Jinter N Fishe r men with
boats Dr Grosz George Streascene P Muller elix Loverscene P Kretschmar ~treetecene P Frees Mothyr wth child P Macke AugultLady in carriagePeohatein Max Portrai t of a man Dr Bolin Town of MUnster Dr Pechstein Max Pishervilla~~ ~Uller~ Otto Nude Dr SchlUchter R ~ackview of houoes ~
Grosz George Two women and a man walking Dr Heckel Erich Man blowing rlute P Beckmann 3cene on beach l
oodcutt er P Hartmann G Interior P Groosmann Rudolf Yoman with cat Dr Schmidt Rottluff Scenery on lakeshore P Sohnidt Rottluff Stillife P bull
Lake with reedgraes l bull
Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers P Yhite f lowers P
P A Landscape with dunes and people working on field P Rodin Atlas P l int erhal t e r Port rait of a Lady Br China1 8tb c Landocape P Macke Auguet bull 7oman i n the
Zoo P Trouillebert Lanoscape P Gurlitt Louie Chryeo P Cbagall Marc Fabulous Scene P l ~ bull German 20th c Woman s head P-- 1A Gurlitt Louis Near Theben P
Danish LandscapeP Near Salzburg P Park scene P
l41ohel George Landscape P Gurlitt Louis Akropolie II ~ Beckmann Max The Lion Tamer P
MUller Otto Portrait o~ a lady P Gurlitt Iouie Its1i~ Landscape P
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Dcclasslncd per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pmjec1 Number NND 77057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
- 4 shy 1 lc _aintcr and oJUlJjeot Clase i fio bull
aodttt Oudry Hunting piec e Dr 20065 Prudhon Adam and Eve P
~0064 Michel GeorgeLandscape with wtndmi ll P
A OU65 Sohenau Painter with model P bull J20066 Achenbach Andreae
Watering place P ~051 Gurlitt Louie
Landscape in Villa Doria P 2052 Utamaro Three girls on a
s mal l bridge Pr
YIE_ No Author and Jubject _ ~l~ssifi~
19072 raquo 1Englis h ab 1905 ( ~ )oman with Globe Sculpt
19601 Africa Mask (1) n
19602middot v West-Africa Bisoagos-Islands~ )Genealogical Figure 19604 middot ~ Tomi-Iolanda Southaea f )
Itsaver e roll 19605 Africa reotcoaat
IIlest Afric8lmaak bull 19606 y Npol ab 16th cent
Ittlodhioatva 1 9607~ Bgyptlan late time
ll Oman with jug 19608 J Africa we~t coaat 1 (~1 gt
est AfricanCoast Stat 19609 J Eaat r leland
ItGenea logical bulligure 196010 J West Africa Guinea coast
Genealogical igure 196011 IChimnu Vessel Cer aGl ~1 196012 10ld PeruVeseel in for of ( 1 l
a duck 11 11
11 11196013 lllexican Mexican mask ( 11 1960 14 llndia Gandora Time
Bronze Figure _culpt IJ 196015 J Old Peru Chimnu Fi gure Cer A G1 ( ) 196016 JCh1mnu Ves~el If If 1 1 96C1 7 Margueaai Islands Club Woodwork 196018 lDutch New Guineabull
Gene alogical Fi gure Sculpt ( 1 I 19671 ~ lFrench Bmpire z ~edal ~)
l a pagorie Bonaparte(David) Cer amp Gl 1984 1 German ab 1620 Medal Kur- Rumiashy
turet Johann Georg v saoh~naatics ( 1984 German ab 1815 Silver bowlMatwork 1984 ~ Nepal ab 160u tluddha Sculpt 1984 jgt Yeisaen 18th c
~ China round olate Ccramp Gl 1984 t Meiosen 1905China plate
II IIoval i ) It II II n II
Soulpt
1984
1984
1996
Meiesen 1860 China platewith t wo hundlee Mciasen 1800 China round
plateRodin AugusteChina kneeling woman
bull wi ~ ) ) 011I L~ Mwrc Ch i-~ rmiddot middot ll Frbulo11s e~yen-=-ft- Scene
Wilt9 ~oo55 P Picasso Wom~n he~d
Pre suP o fi ly fr8n0h pror middott t7T Pen~inE inv~~tieP tion
-
Collectio~ GURLITT Dr awings i n box cab i et room 12 -------- middot-------------------------- -------------shy
1 ) VIE 19773
2) 19774
3) 197710 It4 ) 197712 tt5 ) 197713
6 ~ 197714It
7 0
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10 ) 197719 11 ) il97720 1 ) 197721 13 ) n 197722
14 ) 197723 15 ) 197724 16 ) 197725 17) It 197726
18 ) 197727
bull
Unknown
Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
Lachnit ll
Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
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bull Ci-j oint 1 Lett ra
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
J F CRir Sn shy ini ~t ~ eur Nbull 4 56~ Chef d~ 1 Soct middot o 3 1 ~ - r s b rappeler dana Ia rponae GFC D C bull- bullbull~
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1 1de RODIU au incta ct middot enc_ viclotte _cshy
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
bullbullbull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Piojcct Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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nom ~~~P Res t
de la Mieitution au
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
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CLAIM NO
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at
Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
O D IP rio
Claim and
Item No
1
Description
objecta of rt
bull
ldentifymg Mark or Numbers
Unit
pie
Quantity
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NND Proj ect Num ber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
1arl l JLl tore L 3JllOllC l Lucono
iilii~~ ~
I 1 bull - C 1 +bull middott J lCl i bullPl D bull - middotmiddotl l i- ~ middot middotmiddotmiddot~Jl tl uU lL -vbull- vJ __u~ middot 1 _ e L l bull 1 vtJ bullJlJ u~~L )() shy~ middoti ll _p bull ti q 1 bullo~ jll I c bull t _ C ll jI ~v l ~- 111 --Vw ~ -v ~middotmiddotj t 1- vl _ l1LI 1bullo bull~~lt JuC
lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35
ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
) l bull 1 1 ~ ltl-uvi~ s e li v J l J~) ~lL~ n ( GuucLu rr -- 1 -middot - e ~ Ct )
1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
Cl L u rL~ r
1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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t alian dance ands cape
l as
For the Gurlitt Stuff see Inshipment No
bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
No
190
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193119311l 93Pl 1934119340
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19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
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193715
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Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
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Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
urll14 Louis ~dy of Olouao
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1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
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197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
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2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
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STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
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Maohe AugustSouthern Pare Dr W L Yan and woman looking
out of windomiddot1 P MUll ~r Otto Nude in bushes Dr CR Floweratillife P Ueckel Erion Landscape with lake P Scholz Werner Two old
people Dr Gotsch Seashoreecene P
Girl on chair P Scholz Werner Kneelinb nunn Dr Lenk Landscape in rain ~ Jinter N Fishe r men with
boats Dr Grosz George Streascene P Muller elix Loverscene P Kretschmar ~treetecene P Frees Mothyr wth child P Macke AugultLady in carriagePeohatein Max Portrai t of a man Dr Bolin Town of MUnster Dr Pechstein Max Pishervilla~~ ~Uller~ Otto Nude Dr SchlUchter R ~ackview of houoes ~
Grosz George Two women and a man walking Dr Heckel Erich Man blowing rlute P Beckmann 3cene on beach l
oodcutt er P Hartmann G Interior P Groosmann Rudolf Yoman with cat Dr Schmidt Rottluff Scenery on lakeshore P Sohnidt Rottluff Stillife P bull
Lake with reedgraes l bull
Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers P Yhite f lowers P
P A Landscape with dunes and people working on field P Rodin Atlas P l int erhal t e r Port rait of a Lady Br China1 8tb c Landocape P Macke Auguet bull 7oman i n the
Zoo P Trouillebert Lanoscape P Gurlitt Louie Chryeo P Cbagall Marc Fabulous Scene P l ~ bull German 20th c Woman s head P-- 1A Gurlitt Louis Near Theben P
Danish LandscapeP Near Salzburg P Park scene P
l41ohel George Landscape P Gurlitt Louis Akropolie II ~ Beckmann Max The Lion Tamer P
MUller Otto Portrait o~ a lady P Gurlitt Iouie Its1i~ Landscape P
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Dcclasslncd per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pmjec1 Number NND 77057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
- 4 shy 1 lc _aintcr and oJUlJjeot Clase i fio bull
aodttt Oudry Hunting piec e Dr 20065 Prudhon Adam and Eve P
~0064 Michel GeorgeLandscape with wtndmi ll P
A OU65 Sohenau Painter with model P bull J20066 Achenbach Andreae
Watering place P ~051 Gurlitt Louie
Landscape in Villa Doria P 2052 Utamaro Three girls on a
s mal l bridge Pr
YIE_ No Author and Jubject _ ~l~ssifi~
19072 raquo 1Englis h ab 1905 ( ~ )oman with Globe Sculpt
19601 Africa Mask (1) n
19602middot v West-Africa Bisoagos-Islands~ )Genealogical Figure 19604 middot ~ Tomi-Iolanda Southaea f )
Itsaver e roll 19605 Africa reotcoaat
IIlest Afric8lmaak bull 19606 y Npol ab 16th cent
Ittlodhioatva 1 9607~ Bgyptlan late time
ll Oman with jug 19608 J Africa we~t coaat 1 (~1 gt
est AfricanCoast Stat 19609 J Eaat r leland
ItGenea logical bulligure 196010 J West Africa Guinea coast
Genealogical igure 196011 IChimnu Vessel Cer aGl ~1 196012 10ld PeruVeseel in for of ( 1 l
a duck 11 11
11 11196013 lllexican Mexican mask ( 11 1960 14 llndia Gandora Time
Bronze Figure _culpt IJ 196015 J Old Peru Chimnu Fi gure Cer A G1 ( ) 196016 JCh1mnu Ves~el If If 1 1 96C1 7 Margueaai Islands Club Woodwork 196018 lDutch New Guineabull
Gene alogical Fi gure Sculpt ( 1 I 19671 ~ lFrench Bmpire z ~edal ~)
l a pagorie Bonaparte(David) Cer amp Gl 1984 1 German ab 1620 Medal Kur- Rumiashy
turet Johann Georg v saoh~naatics ( 1984 German ab 1815 Silver bowlMatwork 1984 ~ Nepal ab 160u tluddha Sculpt 1984 jgt Yeisaen 18th c
~ China round olate Ccramp Gl 1984 t Meiosen 1905China plate
II IIoval i ) It II II n II
Soulpt
1984
1984
1996
Meiesen 1860 China platewith t wo hundlee Mciasen 1800 China round
plateRodin AugusteChina kneeling woman
bull wi ~ ) ) 011I L~ Mwrc Ch i-~ rmiddot middot ll Frbulo11s e~yen-=-ft- Scene
Wilt9 ~oo55 P Picasso Wom~n he~d
Pre suP o fi ly fr8n0h pror middott t7T Pen~inE inv~~tieP tion
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Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
Lachnit ll
Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
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1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
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CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
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SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
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TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
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City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
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FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
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4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
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Dcclasslncd per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Pmjec1 Number NND 77057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
- 4 shy 1 lc _aintcr and oJUlJjeot Clase i fio bull
aodttt Oudry Hunting piec e Dr 20065 Prudhon Adam and Eve P
~0064 Michel GeorgeLandscape with wtndmi ll P
A OU65 Sohenau Painter with model P bull J20066 Achenbach Andreae
Watering place P ~051 Gurlitt Louie
Landscape in Villa Doria P 2052 Utamaro Three girls on a
s mal l bridge Pr
YIE_ No Author and Jubject _ ~l~ssifi~
19072 raquo 1Englis h ab 1905 ( ~ )oman with Globe Sculpt
19601 Africa Mask (1) n
19602middot v West-Africa Bisoagos-Islands~ )Genealogical Figure 19604 middot ~ Tomi-Iolanda Southaea f )
Itsaver e roll 19605 Africa reotcoaat
IIlest Afric8lmaak bull 19606 y Npol ab 16th cent
Ittlodhioatva 1 9607~ Bgyptlan late time
ll Oman with jug 19608 J Africa we~t coaat 1 (~1 gt
est AfricanCoast Stat 19609 J Eaat r leland
ItGenea logical bulligure 196010 J West Africa Guinea coast
Genealogical igure 196011 IChimnu Vessel Cer aGl ~1 196012 10ld PeruVeseel in for of ( 1 l
a duck 11 11
11 11196013 lllexican Mexican mask ( 11 1960 14 llndia Gandora Time
Bronze Figure _culpt IJ 196015 J Old Peru Chimnu Fi gure Cer A G1 ( ) 196016 JCh1mnu Ves~el If If 1 1 96C1 7 Margueaai Islands Club Woodwork 196018 lDutch New Guineabull
Gene alogical Fi gure Sculpt ( 1 I 19671 ~ lFrench Bmpire z ~edal ~)
l a pagorie Bonaparte(David) Cer amp Gl 1984 1 German ab 1620 Medal Kur- Rumiashy
turet Johann Georg v saoh~naatics ( 1984 German ab 1815 Silver bowlMatwork 1984 ~ Nepal ab 160u tluddha Sculpt 1984 jgt Yeisaen 18th c
~ China round olate Ccramp Gl 1984 t Meiosen 1905China plate
II IIoval i ) It II II n II
Soulpt
1984
1984
1996
Meiesen 1860 China platewith t wo hundlee Mciasen 1800 China round
plateRodin AugusteChina kneeling woman
bull wi ~ ) ) 011I L~ Mwrc Ch i-~ rmiddot middot ll Frbulo11s e~yen-=-ft- Scene
Wilt9 ~oo55 P Picasso Wom~n he~d
Pre suP o fi ly fr8n0h pror middott t7T Pen~inE inv~~tieP tion
-
Collectio~ GURLITT Dr awings i n box cab i et room 12 -------- middot-------------------------- -------------shy
1 ) VIE 19773
2) 19774
3) 197710 It4 ) 197712 tt5 ) 197713
6 ~ 197714It
7 0
) It 197715 It8 ) 197716 119 ) 197718
10 ) 197719 11 ) il97720 1 ) 197721 13 ) n 197722
14 ) 197723 15 ) 197724 16 ) 197725 17) It 197726
18 ) 197727
bull
Unknown
Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
Lachnit ll
Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
----------------------------------gtubject
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
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bull Ci-j oint 1 Lett ra
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
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FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
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Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
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Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
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It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
bull wi ~ ) ) 011I L~ Mwrc Ch i-~ rmiddot middot ll Frbulo11s e~yen-=-ft- Scene
Wilt9 ~oo55 P Picasso Wom~n he~d
Pre suP o fi ly fr8n0h pror middott t7T Pen~inE inv~~tieP tion
-
Collectio~ GURLITT Dr awings i n box cab i et room 12 -------- middot-------------------------- -------------shy
1 ) VIE 19773
2) 19774
3) 197710 It4 ) 197712 tt5 ) 197713
6 ~ 197714It
7 0
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10 ) 197719 11 ) il97720 1 ) 197721 13 ) n 197722
14 ) 197723 15 ) 197724 16 ) 197725 17) It 197726
18 ) 197727
bull
Unknown
Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
Lachnit ll
Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
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CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
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SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
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TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
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declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
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City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
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FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
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P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Collectio~ GURLITT Dr awings i n box cab i et room 12 -------- middot-------------------------- -------------shy
1 ) VIE 19773
2) 19774
3) 197710 It4 ) 197712 tt5 ) 197713
6 ~ 197714It
7 0
) It 197715 It8 ) 197716 119 ) 197718
10 ) 197719 11 ) il97720 1 ) 197721 13 ) n 197722
14 ) 197723 15 ) 197724 16 ) 197725 17) It 197726
18 ) 197727
bull
Unknown
Daun DH 18 dch1emmer Unknown Gr issel Otto Unknown Unknown Hans ~~eid
Lachnit ll
Vo11 Carl
Vocks 0 Lenck F
Mache August W L
~tiil1er Otto
Mother and Child
Kassandra
Egyptian Scene Handgrenade Troop Group of women Landscape wi th windmill Hippodrom in St Pauli ~ortr~it of a woman Lady at the loge rlouse and rrees Portrait of a little boy Portrait of a boy 1ortrait of a man 3prergmeister Hautsch Peasantwornan Gohsweinstein Franken Southerl Pare Man and woman looking out of window ude in bushes
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
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bull Ci-j oint 1 Lett ra
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
J F CRir Sn shy ini ~t ~ eur Nbull 4 56~ Chef d~ 1 Soct middot o 3 1 ~ - r s b rappeler dana Ia rponae GFC D C bull- bullbull~
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
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bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Claim and
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middot Lrt~aCJG
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Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
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KAoa~~tndre
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Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
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1 191 - T BL I 24 78
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
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bull
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bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
DcciAcsiOed per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Datemiddot 1977
bull
Collection GURLITT Drawings
Cabinet I I nUn room 15 bull -----------
l ) rz 19776 G H W deration of a Godess n2 ) 19777 ~iofer 0ar1 Halfnude n3 ) 19778 Hofer Carl foung woman ha lfnude
4 ) 19779 Kollwitz K=ite Pi eta 5 ) 197730 dcholz Nernor Two old people 6 ) 197732 Gotsch Girl o chair
bull 7 ) It 197734 Lenk Landscape in rain
n8 ) 197735 inter v Fishermen with boats 9 ) 197736 Grosz George dt reetscene
10) 197738 Kretschmar Jtreetscene 11) II 1977 40 fiJackP- August Lady in carriage 12 ) It 197741 ~echstein Max 1-ortrait of a man 13 ) 197743
Fishervil1age 14) 197744 Miil1er Otto iUde 15) 197745 ~chltichter R Backview of houses 16) 197747 Heckel irich Man blowing flute 17 ) 197749 Beckmann oodcutter 18) 197750 Hartmann G Interior
bull 19) 197751 GroBmann Rud Woman nith cat 20 ) 197755 Rolfs Chr Yellow flowers 21 ) 1977 56 dol fs Chr Hhite flo wers
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
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General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
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197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
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Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
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JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
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La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
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Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Execulive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
bull 4
Collection GTJRLITT Drawings
~~~~n~~-~-~-~~~~-2_____
1) n~ 19772 G II ~ Picture to Gorki 2 ) 19775 middotkhmidt dot-luff Mountainvillage 3 ) 197711 Lehmbruck li1he1m bullude
4 ) 197728 C R Flowerstillife 5 ) 197729 Heckol Jlrich Landscape with lake
6) 197731 Gets h deashorescene 7) 197733 dcho1z lerrPr Kneeline nunn 8 ) 197737 l1il1Pr Felix Loverscene
9 ) 197739 rees hother with child
10 ) 11 197742 Bolin Town of ~unster
11 ) 197746 C1-r-osz George Two women and a man walking 12) 197748 BPckmann deane on beach
13 ) 197752 3chmidt Rottluff Jcenery on lakeshore
14 ) 197753 Bchrnidt Rottluff gttillife
15) 197754 3chrnidt aott1uff Lake with reedgrass
16 bull ) 11 197758 1 bull A bull Landscape with dunes and people working on field
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
----------------------------------gtubject
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
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Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
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fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
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CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
Au L~ dC
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~rancaise d OfGUS
Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
-i~middotAURY
CLAIM NO
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
Cl L u rL~ r
1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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- l r bull llLCn llvvll 1 aUI middotJ- vl unlti us r3 ltJltJnae bin ieh mit den IJv~ -n J~J lt ~ ll Ul Ultl 1 U ilI
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For the Gurlitt Stuff see Inshipment No
bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
No
190
1930
193lt1
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19M3
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19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
193714
193715
1937 1 6 1939l
Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
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19513
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bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
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~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
r~ ~ ~ ~A~~middot
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Paintr Subject
Regal 232 19372 German ab 1840 Por~rait of a lady
19377 ~ranch 18th c~nt Peasant family in a cabin Senave
19378 DuJ)re VicG or Landscape
19379 Kriiger Hauptm v Blumenthal
193710 Gurlitt Louis OOulde near Wurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a Monastery
193712 Gurlitt Louie Palermo and Monte Pelleshygrino
19391 Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
193714 Dietrich 1770 Italian Peasants around a fireplace
1951T Style of B Spranger Nereus Fragonard Anne and the Holy Family19575
19743 Ruiadael attrib to Landscape
197761 China 18th c ~052 Utama r o 3 girls on a small bridge
n~gal 233 19516 Franken Franz Marriage at Gana
bull 19324 Gurlitt Louis Forest Landscape
19571 Hildebrandt E Rio de Janeiro
19518 Keirimax Landscape
19573 Treu Kath Stillife with fruit II19574 II
19747 Rooe Landscape with anima ls
19343 George Michel Landscape with Mill
19572 Rombouta s Land s ca pe
19342 Geor ge Michel St ormy sky
Regal 234
----------------------------------gtubject
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
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FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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das -0OlE
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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200~5 20 6
2051
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bull
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
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Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbformiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Datemiddot 1977
G u r 1 i t t C o 1 1 e c t i o n
Wie No Painter
Regal 234 1937 Cetls Seei andsoape
19374 Gurlitt Louis Clouds
19375 It View on Gardasee 19742 French 2 Ladies in a room
197760 Winterhalter Portrait of a Lady 20046 Gurlitt Louie Near Theben 193210 Paecin Two women and a man 200410 hichel ampeorge Landscape 2051 Gurlitt Louis Landscape in Villa Doria
20047 Gurlitt Danish landscape II20048 Near gtalzburg
II20049 II Park scene bull
Regal 235 1930 Liebermann Two riders on the beach
1936 Courbet The father 19346 George MicheJ Landscape with 2 windmills
Regal 236 193212 Dix Head of a girl
19323 Gurlitt Louis Mountain landscape II19325 View of Helicoa and Parnass
19327 Putz Portrait of a girl
200411 Gurlitt JJouis Akropolis II 193211 Nolde Seashore 19328 Gurltt Pyramide of Cestius
19576 Ziem Marine 19577 Hilijeum Jan v Stillife
19329 Dix otto Self-Portrait 19511 Bee kmann Max In the bar
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
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declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
Au L~ dC
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
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General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
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stolen in the CCP 1947
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WIE no Painter and sub~eot
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197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
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La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
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the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
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Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t - C o 1 1 e c t i o n ---~--------------------------------
Wie No Painter Subject
George Michel Rayski Engl 18th cent Macke August Liebermann George Michel
Gurlitt Louis Oudry Prudhon Michel (ieorge Schenau Achenbach Andreas
Gurlitt Louis
11
Schrimpf Georg
George Michel
Thoma Hans German 18th cent
Trouill~brt
Landscape Men playing at cards Landscape with windmill Woman in the Zoo Waggon in the 8andhills Landscape
Italian landscape Hunting piece Adam and cve Landscape with windmill Painter with model Watering place
Cattaro (Dalmatie) Plain of Theben Farmyard
Landscape
Schwarzwald-Landecape Flower vtillife
Landscape
Regal 237
Regal 238
bull
Regal 239
bull Regal 241
19344 19371 1937i5 20041 1928 19345
20061 20062 200ogt 20064 20065 20066
19321 19326
19515 19341
19402 19322 19514 20042
19301
20043 19401 19512 20044 2004 200412
Dutch 17th c Netecher 2 Children making soapshybubbles
Gurlitt Louis Chryeo Schlichter Portrait of a man Degas Ed Nude woman washing herself Chagall Marc Fabulous Scene German 20th c Womans he~ Beckmann Max The JJion Tamer
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
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fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
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NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
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CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
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SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
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4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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P
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P
p
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middotP
p 1 p
P
P P
nr P P
P
Dr
p P
P
bbrn i ion n
W1e J o
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l94o2
1951l19512
19513
l~~~~ 19517
bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
G u r 1 i t t 0 o 1 1 e c t 1 o n --------------------~----------------
Wie No Painter Subject
Regal 243 19376 Weisgerber Painter and 3 nudes
193716 Courbet Landscape with r ocks
19513 Degas Ed Two nudes 200413 MUller Ott o Portrait of a lady
l~~ - 81 - Paintings
3- Psi ntings missing
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
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Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
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CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
Au L~ dC
nom ~~~P Res t
de la Mieitution au
~ion rres
~rancaise d OfGUS
Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
-i~middotAURY
CLAIM NO
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Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35
ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
) l bull 1 1 ~ ltl-uvi~ s e li v J l J~) ~lL~ n ( GuucLu rr -- 1 -middot - e ~ Ct )
1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
Cl L u rL~ r
1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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- l r bull llLCn llvvll 1 aUI middotJ- vl unlti us r3 ltJltJnae bin ieh mit den IJv~ -n J~J lt ~ ll Ul Ultl 1 U ilI
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For the Gurlitt Stuff see Inshipment No
bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
No
190
1930
193lt1
19321
193()
19~0
bull 19~
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193119311l 93Pl 1934119340
19M3
~934 L9346
19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
193714
193715
1937 1 6 1939l
Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
urll14 Louis ~dy of Olouao
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19513
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bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
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~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
of object
II
Dedusifted per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
House No Painter Subject __ --~~xpe
German 20th cent 20045
bull 200412 Beckmann Max
200413 tiller Otto
19341 11ichel George
20044 Chagall Marc
197727 IV1iiller Otto
19775) Schmidt Rottluff
197756 Chr Rolfs
bull
Woman s head Painting
The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady
Landscape
Fabulous Scene
Nude in busnes Drawing Stillife Painting White Flowers
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
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bull Ci-j oint 1 Lett ra
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
J F CRir Sn shy ini ~t ~ eur Nbull 4 56~ Chef d~ 1 Soct middot o 3 1 ~ - r s b rappeler dana Ia rponae GFC D C bull- bullbull~
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Piojcct Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Claim and
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Description
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
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193G 1937 19r711937n
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193711197ln
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OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
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rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
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197715
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Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
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P Dr P
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P
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P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
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Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
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Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
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2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
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1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
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middot~tt
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
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~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
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bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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(9_~ c~ u middot t
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
(_~~-~r~
Co l l ecting Point Wi esbaden ~ Li st of Pain-cings and other works of Art r emoved f r ow Neue Residenz Bamberg to the Wiesbaden let1tra1 Collecting Poi nt
WIE No
1928 1930
Painter
Lieberrnan1 Liebtr rnann
1930l Dutch 17th c e tscher
1932l Gurlitt Louis
- 19322 German 18th ~ent 19323 ~ Gur1i tt ~ouis 19324~ Gurlitt ~ouis 19325 V Gurlitt Lou~s
19326 Jur1itt Louis 19327 ~ Putz 19328 _ Gurlitt Louis
Subject Classification
~aggon in the bandnills rwo riders on the beech Two chi ldr en maki ne soapbubbles
Cattaro (Da1matie) Flower Stillife Mow1tain Landscape Forest Landscape View of Ielicon aud larnass Plain of Theben Portrait of a girl _yrcmide of Cesti us
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
n
II
19329 h Dix C t to Self- ortrampit 193210 ~ Pascin Two woncn and c
1932ll o1de Se ashore 193212 Dix Head of a 5irl 1934l Jeorge 1 iche1 Landscape
II IIe 19342 1 Stormy bky
II
IIman II
II II It19343 1 Landscape with ti ill II II II1)344 ~ Landscape II II 1119345 Lafdscape II II19346 v Landscape with two ind-
IImills II1936 j Courbet The father II1937 Ca1s Sealandscape II193716 hayski ~en nlayin~ at cards II19372 German about 1840 Portrait of a Lady
19374 J Gurlitt Louis 0louds II II It19375 View on Gardasee
193761 Weisgerber Painter and three Nudes 19377 French 18th cent Peasant family in a cabin
Senave 1Cf
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
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RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
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I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Name of Claimant
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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2051
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
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Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Numbermiddot NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WI E No Pa i nt e r Sub ject
1 937a 1 Dupre Vi ctor Lan dscape
19379 Jt Krug r Hauptmann v thal
193710Gurli
Blumen-
t ona~
i nd-
Classification
Painting
Drawing
Painting
II
II
Drawing
Pai nti ng
II
II
II
II
II
tt Louis ulde near lurzen
193711 Guardi Entrance to a stery
193712 Gurli t t Louis PaLermo ~nd L onto p lleg1middotino
193714 Diet r i ch 1770 Ita lian Pe~sant s J a r o un d a ireplace
193715 VJ Engl 18th cent LAndscape wi th wmil l
193716 J Couroet Landscape witn rocks
1939 1 J Gurlitt Louis Study of Clouds
1939 2 JYarstrande Italin dltnce 1
19401-f bull ochli chter Portrait of a man
19402 rhoma Hans Schwarzwala- LcndFcape
19511 J Beckmann Max In the bar
19512 v Degas Ed rude voman washing her self II
1951 3 Degas Ed Two l udes Dr awing
1 951+ R~n -ltM4--plusmn3~-ampofln~---~8~~1 WErr e pa j n tj ng t t
19515 uchrimpf 3-eorg larn1yard II
1951 6 Frankel 6ranz La r ricge at Cana II
II19511 Style of B Spr~nger Ne r eus II1951 8 I Keiri max Landscape II19571 ~Hildebrandt E Rio de Janei ro
19572 ~ Rombouts S Landscepe II
19573 Tr eu hatnarina St i lli fe wi tn f rui t II
II1957 4 ~ Treu Kathbri na otilli fe wi th frui t 1119 575 jl Fr a gone rd Anne and the Hol y 8Lli l y II19576 Ziem Marine II19577 Huijsu Jan v Still i fe
II19742 J French Two Ladies in a r oom II19743 J Ruisdael atbrib to Landscape II19747 Ro os Landsc ape witn animals II1977 2 G u V Pictur e to Goki 11
- 2 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
N O ~51J CC I$0 EDUSI
Mon~lt~lU Lt~ Cha1 MFA Cillo A
OMG Hess- US-Army
w 1 w M b a a t~ n
bull J al 1 honn~-wmiddot ut~ vou~ lallt~ pcaLmiddot v~ni~middot Lt~ comp-ampt~
ren uu ue Lo rt~Chtfrune ~ui o e te erfectue~ b Por i a pour r e trou ve r 1~ ae~~in oe Roain ~ut~ vou~ uroyit~z oVOlr expedi~ paLmiddot t~~middotrt~lll avt~c un convo i lti t~ Lt~~ti t u-ampion pommiddot La Fronc~ bull
bull Ci-j oint 1 Lett ra
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
J F CRir Sn shy ini ~t ~ eur Nbull 4 56~ Chef d~ 1 Soct middot o 3 1 ~ - r s b rappeler dana Ia rponae GFC D C bull- bullbull~
lLP bull 600 S F 50 21
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1 1de RODIU au incta ct middot enc_ viclotte _cshy
tl r ot n t J~~
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
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CLAIM NO
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Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
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200~5 20 6
2051
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bull
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
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It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE No Pai n ter Subj ect Cl a s sificat ion
1977l
19773 19774 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 197710 197711 1977l2 197713 197714 197715 197716 lJ77l7 197718 197719 197720 197721 197722
197723 197724 1977 25 197726
19777 197728 197729 197730
Xl977 31 lJ7732 197733
1Teniers
Unknown Unknown Schmidt Rotluff GH W Hofer Carl Hofer Carl Kollwi tz Kat e
Daun Lenmbruck Wilhelm DH 18 Schlemmer Unknown Grissel Otto Unknown Grissel Otto U1known Hans ttid
tL
Lachni t ~middot
Voll Jarl
Vocks C Lenck 1ache Aueust o JJ
diller Otto C R Heckel ~rich
Scholz erner
GotscJl II
Scholz Wer ner
Landscape wi th skittles players Mother and Child Kassemdra 1 ountainvillage Adoration of a Godess Halinude Yount~ woman h~ lfnude Pi eta gyptiun Scene
ude ~andgrenade Troop Group of vomen Landscape with vindmill Hippo~roru i n St Pauli Portrait of a woman ~ads with a vail LadJ at the loge ~Jouse and ~rees Portrait of a littlE boy ~ortrait of a boy Portrait Ol a man Sprengmeister hautscn Peasantwoman Gbhsweinstein4ranken gtoutnern Pare h1a11 and woman looking out of window
ude in bushes ilowerstillife Lanoscape vi tn lke Jwo ola p~opl(
Seashore scene Girl on cnai r Yneeling nunn
- 3 shy
Painting Drawin5
II
Painting II
Urawing II
II
II
II
II
Painting II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Drawing
tlainting II
Dr awing
Painting Drawing Pai nting
II
Drawing
Painting II
Drawing
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
N O ~51J CC I$0 EDUSI
Mon~lt~lU Lt~ Cha1 MFA Cillo A
OMG Hess- US-Army
w 1 w M b a a t~ n
bull J al 1 honn~-wmiddot ut~ vou~ lallt~ pcaLmiddot v~ni~middot Lt~ comp-ampt~
ren uu ue Lo rt~Chtfrune ~ui o e te erfectue~ b Por i a pour r e trou ve r 1~ ae~~in oe Roain ~ut~ vou~ uroyit~z oVOlr expedi~ paLmiddot t~~middotrt~lll avt~c un convo i lti t~ Lt~~ti t u-ampion pommiddot La Fronc~ bull
bull Ci-j oint 1 Lett ra
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
J F CRir Sn shy ini ~t ~ eur Nbull 4 56~ Chef d~ 1 Soct middot o 3 1 ~ - r s b rappeler dana Ia rponae GFC D C bull- bullbull~
lLP bull 600 S F 50 21
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1 1de RODIU au incta ct middot enc_ viclotte _cshy
tl r ot n t J~~
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Piojcct Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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nom ~~~P Res t
de la Mieitution au
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~rancaise d OfGUS
Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
-i~middotAURY
CLAIM NO
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at
Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Claim and
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
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2051
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bull
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Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date I 977
WI E No Pai nter Subject
197734 X Lenk Landscape i n r ain
19773 Winter VI Fish~rmen with boats
197736 Grosz George S1reetscene
197737 Muller Felix overscene
197738 Kretschmar Streetscene 197739 Frees jother with child
197740 lacke August Ledy in carriC~ 0e
197741 Pechstein bullbullax Portrait o a 11 -r
197742 Bolin rown otmiddot hrunster
197743 ) Pechstein ulax iishervillage
197744 diller Gtto ~ude
197745 SchlUchter R Bac~view of nouses
197746 Grosz George Two wom~n and a man walking
197747 eckel Erich lan blowing flute
197748 Beckmann Scene on beDcl
197749 II rloodcutter
197750 Hartman11 G Interior 197751 Grosemann Rudolf Woman vvith cat
197752 Schmidt
Classific
Painting Dr~wing Painting
Drawing
Painting DrewinB I-ainting
Drawing Pain~ ing
II
II
Drawing PaintingRottluff ~cenery on l akeshore
197753 gtchmidt Rottluff Stillife II
II197754 Lake with reedgrass 197755 Rolfs Chri Yellow flowers
II II197756 White flowers 197758 P A Landscape with dunes and
people work~ng on field 197759 Rodin Atlas ~ 197760 Winterhalter xor trait of a Lady Drawing 197761 C~ina18tn c Landscape Painting
20C4l ~~ 11acke August loman in the oo 20042 Trouillebert Landscape 20043 ~ GuLmiddotlitt Louis Chryso 20044 j Chagall 1gt1arc Fabulous ucene 20045 Germa1 2Ctt c Woman s bead
- 4 shy
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
N O ~51J CC I$0 EDUSI
Mon~lt~lU Lt~ Cha1 MFA Cillo A
OMG Hess- US-Army
w 1 w M b a a t~ n
bull J al 1 honn~-wmiddot ut~ vou~ lallt~ pcaLmiddot v~ni~middot Lt~ comp-ampt~
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bull Ci-j oint 1 Lett ra
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
J F CRir Sn shy ini ~t ~ eur Nbull 4 56~ Chef d~ 1 Soct middot o 3 1 ~ - r s b rappeler dana Ia rponae GFC D C bull- bullbull~
lLP bull 600 S F 50 21
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1 1de RODIU au incta ct middot enc_ viclotte _cshy
tl r ot n t J~~
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
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CLAIM NO
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Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
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200~5 20 6
2051
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bull
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
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It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
fiE No Painter Subject Classific
20046 J Gurli tt Louis II II2004 7 ~
20C48 I II II
2004 9 fp II II
200410 ~ichel George 2004 jll (Gurli tt LOUiS 20C4 12 Becicmann 1ax 2004l3Vdiller Ctto 200611 Gurlitt Louis 20C62 j 0Lldry 20063 I Prudhon 20064 bullichel George 20065 J Sch~nau 20066 ~ Acnenbacr Andreas 2051 h Gurlitt Louis
2052 I Utamaro
Near Theben Danish landscape Jear Salzburg Park scene Lands cane Akropolis II The Lion Tamer Portrait of a lady Italian Landscane Hunting piece Adam and Eve Landscape with windm~ll Painter witn model Watering plsce Lsndscape in Villa Doria
Three girls OL a small bridge
Painting II
II
II
II
Drawing lJainting
II
II
II
II
Declasgtified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
N O ~51J CC I$0 EDUSI
Mon~lt~lU Lt~ Cha1 MFA Cillo A
OMG Hess- US-Army
w 1 w M b a a t~ n
bull J al 1 honn~-wmiddot ut~ vou~ lallt~ pcaLmiddot v~ni~middot Lt~ comp-ampt~
ren uu ue Lo rt~Chtfrune ~ui o e te erfectue~ b Por i a pour r e trou ve r 1~ ae~~in oe Roain ~ut~ vou~ uroyit~z oVOlr expedi~ paLmiddot t~~middotrt~lll avt~c un convo i lti t~ Lt~~ti t u-ampion pommiddot La Fronc~ bull
bull Ci-j oint 1 Lett ra
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
J F CRir Sn shy ini ~t ~ eur Nbull 4 56~ Chef d~ 1 Soct middot o 3 1 ~ - r s b rappeler dana Ia rponae GFC D C bull- bullbull~
lLP bull 600 S F 50 21
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n 1 ul Jlt ~ bull4 poundQU ni retrY v le Ces i u
1 1de RODIU au incta ct middot enc_ viclotte _cshy
tl r ot n t J~~
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
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I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Name of Claimant
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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2051
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
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Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
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middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
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~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
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bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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J
NIE No Author Subject Classification
~ ~ 19072 English cb 1905 loman with Globe Sculpture
1960l Africa Iuask II
19602 West-AfricaBis s a gos- Islands Genealogical Figure II
19604 Tomi-Islan us Southsea ~e aver s roll II
19605 middotAfrica 1estcoast West Africen mask II
19606 Nepal ab 16th cent Bodhisctve II
II19607 Egyptimiddotn late time loman with j v g 19608 I Africa west coacst kst African Coast
Staff 19609 j Easter I slond Genealogical Fi~ure II
196010 West Afrmiddoticamp Guinet coast Genealotbullical ~icenture II
196011 J Cnimnu Vessel Ceramics a Glass I
196012 Old Peru Vessel in form of a duck It II
II II196013 b1exican exican mask
196014 J India Gandora lime Bronze Pig ure Sculpture Old 16ru Chimnu Figure Ceralllics amp Glass196015
196016 Chimnu Vessel II II
196017 Iuarguesai Islands Club oodwork 196018 j Dutc1 liew Guinea Genealo ic~l Figure Sculpture 1967l I Frercn Bmpire bull edal Lapc~erie
Bonaparte (~avid) CerEllilics amp Glass 1984 German ab 1620 edal Urfur st Johann
Georg vo_l Sac1sen Numismatics 1984 Ger~an ab 1815 Silver bowl 1 etQlwork
1984 hepal ab 160G IJUddna Sculpture
1984 Jeissel lotn c Cnina round plute CercllllCS amp Glass II 1984 Meissen 1)05 Qina plate oval
1984 I eissen 1~60 China platt with two IIhandles II1984 ieissen 1800 Chine round pl ate
1996 nodinAuiluste Cnina Fneeling woman
- 6 shy
CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
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RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
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bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Claim and
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middot Lrt~aCJG
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Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
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KAoa~~tndre
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Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
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1 191 - T BL I 24 78
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
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bull
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bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
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CENTRAL CO I middotECTING POINT WIESBADBZI
8 June 46
Rodin Drawing believed to have been sent to Baden-Baden from Wiesbaaen Central Collecting Point in error
1 A Rodin drawing Atlas brush and peon in violet ink on paper c 8 x 52 em framed No w~E 197l59 (photographs attached) is missing from the Central Collecting Point ieabaden It waa in the collection of the art dealer Gurlitt at Haaburgand was received at iiesbaden from Bamberg 5 Dec 45
2 The German employee who checked the packing of the objects restituted to France and shipped to BadenshyBaden on 24 and ~5 May 46 states that thia drawing was on the rack with the French objects and that she accormiddotdingly hat it packed with them though it was not named on the list of objects to be shipped
j It is thus ponsible that the drawing may have been sent to Baden-Baden though it doea not appear on the receipts or the packing lists The boxes in one of which it is moat likely to be are Bos 3 and 4 (Collection Philipp Frank) 8 (Collection Frankfurtshyst~dtiache Galerie No~) 14 (Collection JrankfurtshyStadel Kunstinstitut No1) or ~3 (Collection Heilshybronn No 5)
4 It is requested that when the boxes of the Wiesbaden shipment arrive in Paria and are unpacked a aearch be made for this drawing and Lt Lovegrove informed if it is found If Lt Lovegrove is no longer in Paria it is requested that Capt Standen be contacted at Wiesbadon (Telephone iesbaden 8892 addresa CaptEA Standen Office of Military Government for Greater Hesse MFA amp A Section A~O 633 USArmy)
EDITH ASTABDER Capt WAO Director 1 CCP Wieabaden
COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
Secrtarlat ~ral 8 E R ll N le J ll~ -middot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddot 1941 Ul 497319 - 497352
DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
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RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
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I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
Au L~ dC
nom ~~~P Res t
de la Mieitution au
~ion rres
~rancaise d OfGUS
Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
-i~middotAURY
CLAIM NO
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Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Claim and
Item No
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I 1 bull - C 1 +bull middott J lCl i bullPl D bull - middotmiddotl l i- ~ middot middotmiddotmiddot~Jl tl uU lL -vbull- vJ __u~ middot 1 _ e L l bull 1 vtJ bullJlJ u~~L )() shy~ middoti ll _p bull ti q 1 bullo~ jll I c bull t _ C ll jI ~v l ~- 111 --Vw ~ -v ~middotmiddotj t 1- vl _ l1LI 1bullo bull~~lt JuC
lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35
ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
) l bull 1 1 ~ ltl-uvi~ s e li v J l J~) ~lL~ n ( GuucLu rr -- 1 -middot - e ~ Ct )
1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
Cl L u rL~ r
1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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- l r bull llLCn llvvll 1 aUI middotJ- vl unlti us r3 ltJltJnae bin ieh mit den IJv~ -n J~J lt ~ ll Ul Ultl 1 U ilI
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For the Gurlitt Stuff see Inshipment No
bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
No
190
1930
193lt1
19321
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bull 19~
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193119311l 93Pl 1934119340
19M3
~934 L9346
19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
193714
193715
1937 1 6 1939l
Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
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19513
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bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
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~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
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16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
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COMMANDEMENT EN CHEF S P 50321 par BPM600 FRANcAIS EN ALLEMAGNE
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DIVISION EDUCATION PUILIQUE
Section leoiUtmiddotArh de l erlln
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OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
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4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Le P middot i ent ~ 1 Comiddot i i n COMMI8810N cie Rc1~ rttion rti~~icue D B
RtCUPtRATION ARTISTIQUE
lO 818 AVIlNUamp RAPP bull PARIS VII
I INV L Co i c le o~o VALL middotmTtL 87middot78
J F CRir Sn shy ini ~t ~ eur Nbull 4 56~ Chef d~ 1 Soct middot o 3 1 ~ - r s b rappeler dana Ia rponae GFC D C bull- bullbull~
lLP bull 600 S F 50 21
1
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n 1 ul Jlt ~ bull4 poundQU ni retrY v le Ces i u
1 1de RODIU au incta ct middot enc_ viclotte _cshy
tl r ot n t J~~
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
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CLAIM NO
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at
Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
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stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
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Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
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2051
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Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
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THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
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middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
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Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
OFICE OF MILTtliY GOV5Rl~NT OP PlVARIA ~OPRTY DIVISION
REST I TUTI mT BRACII FAampA SECTI ON MUNICH GE RMANY APO 407- A US ARMY HKam
AG-007-MI+BP~Bop 1 4 January 1 949
SUBJECT Gurl itt Col l ect ion
T O Of fice of Mil i t ary Gove r nmen t fo r He sse Prope rty Division APO 633 US Army (ATTN Mr The odor e LEeinr i ch Ch i e f MFAampA Sect )
1 Ref erenc e is made to your l ett e r dated 27 Dec 1948
2 Bnclosed a r e copies of decl a r ation No 1 345 and 15 184 as well as of Fr ench Claim No OFR 7517 ~s requested i n your a bove lett e r for your information and use
FOR THE LAND TIIRJCTOR
~(f middot -middot~~middot-rmiddot STEFAN P MUNSHG Chief Monum~nts Fine Arts and Archiv~s Section
3 Incls Restitut ion Branch Incll - dccl l345 Incl 2 - d9cl l5184 Incl 3- French Claim OFR 7517
Telephone Munich Mili t ary 4- 398 Muni c h Civi l 32404
s 4-1
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
unknown
bullCOllDITION
DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
bull
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
bullbullbull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Piojcct Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
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CLAIM NO
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at
Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Claim and
Item No
1
Description
objecta of rt
bull
ldentifymg Mark or Numbers
Unit
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Quantity
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
) l bull 1 1 ~ ltl-uvi~ s e li v J l J~) ~lL~ n ( GuucLu rr -- 1 -middot - e ~ Ct )
1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
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Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
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1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
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tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
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195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
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bull 19773 19774 19715
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197715
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Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
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P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
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KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
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2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
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bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
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~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
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lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
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16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
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16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
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COPY
DECLARATI 01 OF lROPSRTY R ilOVED FROM Ar ~P~A OCCUPIED BY GEtMA l FOlCES
OFrICE OF r~ITITRy GOVRNMBNT Bwvaria DTE 18 June 48
DECLARATI 01 1W 01 345 NtUE OF ORIGINATOR Dr Hildebrand Gnr1it t
REGIST middotm NO 407 ADDRSSS A3chbachObfr Hauptsae
CLASS H20 ILUf-3 OF EOLIER Collbull cting Point
ORI GIN Franc e ADDRSSS lie s baden
LGCtiTION unknown DATZ AC~PCD 1942194 4
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DESCRTTTION OF PROERTY
In th~ year3 194 - 1944 ~ft~r my bueine3e in H~1burg rad be en de5troyed by bomb~ T middotmiddotmiddot~ ~ o~ 1ng ae rrivat~ ~e~ler tbrough the clearinc paitttinge etc in France for GrllJn ~middotu~eume wnd institution~ ~y work ~nd ~y person are well known to thP hmerican authorities or n~tarce to the C3ntal Collecting Point in ~~unich Gentlemen of th~~ etaif h~ve visited and consulted m~ severol times in regard to this ~atter and rave as a ~rcli~inary matter seized my art objects for th~ Collecting Poi~t ~iesb~den
hS ~11 ~J husiness books and corresrondenccs ~ rc de~tro~ed in Dresden on the 13th of Febr uar y 10-15 te setting up of an exact lis t ~li 11 be immensely difficult One of the Art Oficer s of the Co2lectint Point Munich uhom I net Jast weel in ~bullunich -old me of his int en tion t o visi t me at A3chbach in a ~~w days concerning this matter aft~r his
bull return from a trip tc tre former occupied areas in order to supply oe wi t h records I suppose that ulder these r ir~l1~t8nceo you wil l wai v e the s u bshymission of a declar~+ion b mysel f I shoul~ like to add that I never belongPd to +he N~DAP etc (attached a biography and testimoni~1~)
NAME IUDEX 0tt1D 1 (3) p t o
TRAnSLATOR 55
PROPERli1Y 0ARD 1254
CHECKER 11
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Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
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declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
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Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
bull
Declassified per Executive Order I 2958 SecLion 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Decla r amption Nr 01 ~~5
Dr Hildebrand Gurljt t 13a Aschbach Obfr
born
father
Tiauptstros Re
15 Sept 1A95 in Dread en ev luth not in the NSD~F or similar organizations
Cornelius Gurli tt born 1850 Unverdi ty professor priv~ counsellor Ir he D1middot famous Savant of art a nd City builder pursued by the SDAF In 1946 Cornelius Gurli tt street i n Dresden ~~ed so in his honor
brother middot tlillib31~ CpJ~li tt born 1891 professor of musical History at the Universit y of Preiburg dismissed 1933 by the
vife
Nazis rein~t~~ed again 1945
Helene Gurli tt maiden name Hanke born 1895 dancer ( f igmann-3chool)
C~ilrlren Cornelius b0rn 1932 nenate born 1935
1901- 04
1914-18
1923- 25
Preparatory school q n~ middot -ePJ eymnJlA i l)ro b i tur
world war Inf ~eg loo w1ce wounded Friendship with Ludwig Renn Schmidt-Rot tluff and Arnold Zweig
ltitudies of fi~tory of Art- degree of Dr phil
a~sirtr-r1 et IE technical colleee in Dresden and Art r eporter for the 11 Frankfurter Zeitung VocsiscP nresdner Neueste Nachrichten Leipziger VolksbJatt and othEbull rs 1 925 ~~europo t er for tle Frankfurter Zei tung in US H bull
bull 1925-30 DiLector of the City r1 usewn of Art of the Saxonian factory town Zwickau hardest of fights with member s of the N3DAP who caused my dislissal I hacl +t PnPn 9n old sleepy proshyince rJuseum into o live poll3r inBti t ution ~-or old and monern Art I ~hewed exhibitions of old and native art acones-t 0th~r~ 0f 1Caetbe Kollwi tz Barlach Schmidt- Rottshyluff and Pechstein rinrlFgtrrli th played often in the
1929-30
1930- 33
Zwickau Museum Paedagogical exri H 0n3 95 Kitsch and Kunnt Modern Livi ng lersonal conducted viEgtits for the working people etc
Lectures on Art at the Art pnr1 rldc s aoadeiT~ Dresden
Director of the Art Association in Eamburc 1933 againdismissed bythe Nazis for the saie reason as at zmiddot l-~u ~ithout pension ~xhibi+ions New Enplish Art and New German Art at Gothenburg Jweden etc
Declassified per Executive Order J2958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 175057 By NNO Date 1977
declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
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I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Name of Claimant
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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2051
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
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Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
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It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
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bull
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bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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declaration Nr 01 345
page 2
since 1933 As I had no penEion and was not admitted any more as writ e r t o + ~~ oress T bPca~e ~n a rt deuler (sea the at shytache d r eport of Dr Clemens)
Publications Books Yaethe Kollwi tti 11 Old Art in Saxony
St Catherines Church at Oppenhej m Palance s in Genua besdldes many articles about Art in Periodicals and the daily press
Lectures Art lecturP9 1n Jresden Chemnitz Zwickau Es sen 1925 - 1933 Leipzig Hamburg NUrnberg Dessau Jena Doebeln
and many other small ~3ctory towns
bull since 10~~-112 ~1o publications and lectures in H2-1Jurg and 1945 in
DrPsden totally bombed c ut
4tr1-i [ ~Iuernberg laws I Ylus considered a half breed My fathers moth~r W3~ descendant of the we llknown jewish farril_y Tewald of Ko~nigst~~~ l~r s istPr was the famou~ writer of Novels Fanny Lewold A C(PJ ein of my father xcellenz JP ii -1-c J-erman Olyilpia Co~rnissare 1938
Copies bull
City art Collections 25 March 1946 3t Chernnitz
bull
I teotify th~t Dr Hild~brand Cur]jt+ whom I know for 25 years in conformity with his entire mentality took a t~c Vrch had to cring him ~1to conflict with Nazism The fi ehts he got into vi -4 the azi s before tr-Pir accession to rower were doubtless the oost dioasreeable and vulgar experienCP fl nr 3 ~hj s period of cultural struggle Dr Gurlitt has not only built uo an exceJlPnt and in every ~a~ner representative museum which middot promoted the then modern lrt but had created a cir~1e of friends and collectors of Art a r~rformance which rrjcht vell hogt the emrJ of every expert i11 proYinoial 0i1cl e~ The more visious were then the vulgar attacks he had to suffer even though a man J ir privy couneclar Justi direclbor of the 91 National Galerj e in Berlin II took his part and e ef~nded hirr middot~ - C tivi ty a~ director of the ~9Irburg Art Association aJ 30 V03 in every way exemplary and full of a ravishing vitality As an Artde~ler t e Vlhich profe~sion he was forced by the circumstances he tgain took the side cf the condemned 1Degen~r~+ rt ~nd saved many a mastershypiece ofthi~ ki~o ~y hrneing it into private ownership
sie ned Friedrich s~rP1 bPr-7eigand Director cf the City-Collection of Art at Chemnitz
Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
bullbullbull
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
Au L~ dC
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de la Mieitution au
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~rancaise d OfGUS
Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
-i~middotAURY
CLAIM NO
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Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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das -0OlE
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Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
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Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
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P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
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bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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Declar~tion Nr 01 345
n alter Clemens Hamburg the 7th o~ Ja~uary 1946 Lawyer at the Hnnleatic ~ enervall 44 Oberlandegericht 1em Landshyand tuntsgericht in Hamburg
bull
I klow )r ildhrr-tnd Gurlitt now at Ascrbach (Kr Bamberg) eince the ybullar 1933 very well Therefore I can testify without re3ervation trat he always f1as been an unl i mited advergtll 0~ ~hzism The art shycabinet founded by him ~t Hamburg has been an isl~~~ 0~ ~ofuge for the f r ee art and expression There gathered liberal mind ed peopl e without regard to r ace and religion to exchange opinions free ly and openlyThey could do tr+ as tbey were secure from denuncia~j on and informer s In the h0nse of Gurli tt especially the lrt of every kirc ~1~0 J e (1lled De~encrate Art found a home ~rbullre were shown to the iriends of tDe houee master-pieces of the different periods of Art whjch bad been condemned by tte Nazi Govern~P~t The house of Gurlitt was a Center of culture where undisturbed by the politicals and spiritual terror of Nazisn the idea of spiritual liberty as cherished and honored with care Th~t Immiddot Jurlitt made his house a ceP+-Pr o~ anti middot Nazi activity must b~ recoen~~ed ~or him tre twice punished (atwic-kau and Hamburg) jewish raJfcaste The intellectual circles of famburg were deeply and sincerely s Jrry that MrGurlitt ~f+~rt1e destruction of his Art Cabinet by air-~aids in l9Al ~nd 1942 left pq~hurg in order to engage in the Art trade at some other place
I voluntarily transmitted this declaration to ~r Gurlitt iP o ~~r to ~~~~ ~im the necessity tohave to protest his antagonism against Nazism
I myself did not belong to either the NSDAP or one of its affiliated oreanizations I om vith the sanction of the Britisb Military Governshyment since July 1945 aeain angaged in the praxis of th~ law and since z~o ugust 1915 as collllissary referee of Ilighschools with the administr~ticn of 3ducation Lere
signed Dr Cle~ens Counsel l or at law
p t o
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Piojcct Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
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Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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Name of Claimant
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A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Claim and
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
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OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
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tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
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Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
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P Dr P
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KAoa~~tndre
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Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
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middot~tt
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
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~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
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bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
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lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
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Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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Declaration Nr 01 345
Maja Gotthelf Dresden-A 24 the 8th of March lq4
gelruholtstreet 3b
As a half caste jewess and as a political pPrsecutPd uPr~on I should like to declare as follows
From the first of January 1942 to the fjrst of Webruary 1944 J w~s emoloyed as privote secretary by ri t e r Gurli tt Dresden A 24 Kaitzer stree t 26 ~be entire correspo~dence of these t wo yea r s went through my hands and I had ~llso eccess to the corre~pondenc e f ile s of the past years I can te3tify ~ith the best of conscjence that Dr Gurlitt in his letters ~ever exprPssed hi~self in any way in a proshyNazi mftrmer -1nd that I never Ej ~Pd his letters with Heil Hitler Also I bad plenty of opportunity during these two years to learn of Dr Gurlitts antagonism to Nazism I listened repeatedly tlt 1-te allied 3roadcasts ~nd engag~~ in ~ro ~l lied conversations Dr Gurltt t in spite of his very exposed oituation assisted in a oelf-sacrificing way the Jews and ot~er political persecuted persons
On the first of February I had to give up my position with Dr Gurlitt as 1 was not pernitted to do that kjna of Vlork any lcrcc on account of my r ace Although Dr Gurlitt tried very har d to save me from bcinB put to factory work he did not succeed For his e~Pat sympathy with my fate I shall always feel cbliged eo Dr Gurlitt
signed~
-iaja GottrpJ-f
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND P10ject N umber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
bullbullbull
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- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
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de la Mieitution au
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Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
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Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
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Claim and
Item No
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
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windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
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2051
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Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
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THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
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1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
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bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Ettecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProjeeL Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
COPY
DECL RATION OF PROFERTY TmiddotCmiddot~middotovED FRO f AN AREA OClPIED B GEillAt- fOPCES
OFFICE C ILITARY GOYLRItE~T BavariaLAND
Date 26 8 45
DECLARATION NO 15184 NA~fE OF ORGINltTOR Dr Rildebrard Gurlitt
REGISTER -10 037 ADD~BSS A~chbach Obfr Haupt3tr
CLASS A 20 UAME OF HOLDER 1 Kw stverein Yoln
ORIGIN l robably rrmiddot~nce 2 Herr Reemt~ma
addrells unkn bullwn LOCATION DATE AC tTIRSD unknown
VALUE unknown
nESCRITIOl 0~ FHOPrRTY
A~chbach upper Franconia n~upt~tra~~e July 16 1916
I ascertained the followi~G pictures 30ld to urln~tv~rein Yoeln (art ae~oc Cologne) (ee m~ letter from June 9 1946) Ba1thae~r vun d~n Bo~ch two ~tudio ecenes Pr~raire land~carltraquo Lavigne II
Kuyi tenbrotlw~r boar hunting Dupre Ln dea~pe lcfaee II
Coupi l wnMun~ e - pcrtrait Decamp sketch with fi uree (burnt) Sul zmann Land~cape ~~urice uentin Latour portrait cf a Man pa~tel Lanoue little land~c~p~ o l cugn Spio land~c~pe H3n~ Hartig vi~w of Prenzlau ~iened GD high mountain-view (burnt) Altenkirch 1andecape Pavi l e~reet of r~ribull painting in watershy
color ( burrt)
TRtJSLi TOR 8
l 1llERTY CARD 3963
CHECKER 56 e E J PfTRO GDF C11 EF CJJERK
bullbullbull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Piojcct Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
Au L~ dC
nom ~~~P Res t
de la Mieitution au
~ion rres
~rancaise d OfGUS
Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
-i~middotAURY
CLAIM NO
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at
Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
O D IP rio
Claim and
Item No
1
Description
objecta of rt
bull
ldentifymg Mark or Numbers
Unit
pie
Quantity
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t P 1 o -aa r bull ) JI -----
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NND Proj ect Num ber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
1arl l JLl tore L 3JllOllC l Lucono
iilii~~ ~
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
) l bull 1 1 ~ ltl-uvi~ s e li v J l J~) ~lL~ n ( GuucLu rr -- 1 -middot - e ~ Ct )
1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
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h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
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young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
bullbullbull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Piojcct Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
- 2 shy
Fnrtler I a~ce-rtwined and purcha~ed for Mr Reemt~ma ut the Aktion Viau the following work~ ( eee rny letter from June 29 1946 page V)
Camille Corot landecqpe coMpoeitione Honor~ Daumier portrait of a friend H G Deg~~ greetine dancer J F Millet two peaeant~ - returning from th~ field
bull
P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
Au L~ dC
nom ~~~P Res t
de la Mieitution au
~ion rres
~rancaise d OfGUS
Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
ES J L BorET Colonel
-i~middotAURY
CLAIM NO
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Sect1on 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Dale 1977
at
Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
O D IP rio
Claim and
Item No
1
Description
objecta of rt
bull
ldentifymg Mark or Numbers
Unit
pie
Quantity
eoverel
J 1 b
ich ihm als den Tilder
t P 1 o -aa r bull ) JI -----
JL~ rc t cr ~rl __
ltrtflJ
NND Proj ect Num ber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
1arl l JLl tore L 3JllOllC l Lucono
iilii~~ ~
I 1 bull - C 1 +bull middott J lCl i bullPl D bull - middotmiddotl l i- ~ middot middotmiddotmiddot~Jl tl uU lL -vbull- vJ __u~ middot 1 _ e L l bull 1 vtJ bullJlJ u~~L )() shy~ middoti ll _p bull ti q 1 bullo~ jll I c bull t _ C ll jI ~v l ~- 111 --Vw ~ -v ~middotmiddotj t 1- vl _ l1LI 1bullo bull~~lt JuC
lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35
ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
) l bull 1 1 ~ ltl-uvi~ s e li v J l J~) ~lL~ n ( GuucLu rr -- 1 -middot - e ~ Ct )
1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
Cl L u rL~ r
1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
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190
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19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
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193715
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OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
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1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
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u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
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1957219573
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195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
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P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
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P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
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Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
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bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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P~ECH
BRACH
19 We rch 1948
Rltstitution of Iroperty from
Register No 195 ClaeeA
attached invert ery
the German declaratshyT)resent lerman Folder from the deol ~r
Aechbmiddot1ch near EaTlberg of German occupation
item~ co~tained in thi~ claim are rehabilit~tion and reconstruction of
cu rrcuvernement Francaie
COPY
Declassified per Executive Orde1 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
FRElCH liSSI ON FOR ~ESTITUTI ON TO THE attached to
OFFICE OF HLITARY GOVERH1EHT lROPER~Y DIVISION- RESTITUTION CONTROL
No OFR 7517
SUBJECT Application for tte Cormany (US Zone) to the French Government
TO Reti tlt tion Control Branch
GArman Declaration Ho 01499
As sumed location ASCHBACH I 03EPFRA~yenS1 3AV
Address Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt
Clainunt UBIP Parie
1 ~h~ claimed property is described ae p e r
2
3 - AdditionaJ infor~ation (if any available) The claimed item is Frenlh oricin A=cording to ion it hoe been bought bJmiddot U e in Norkl of art Kbulltrl Ra btgtr-~ ~ at Schlee e wtbullo had acquired them in Frarmiddotce ut tbe time
4 - I hereby certify that the urgently needed for the France
Au L~ dC
nom ~~~P Res t
de la Mieitution au
~ion rres
~rancaise d OfGUS
Incl e 7 J nmiddotr s
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CLAIM NO
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at
Name of Claimant
Property alleged to be
A ddress Dr lli ldebr d urli tt
O D IP rio
Claim and
Item No
1
Description
objecta of rt
bull
ldentifymg Mark or Numbers
Unit
pie
Quantity
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t P 1 o -aa r bull ) JI -----
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NND Proj ect Num ber NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
1arl l JLl tore L 3JllOllC l Lucono
iilii~~ ~
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35
ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
) l bull 1 1 ~ ltl-uvi~ s e li v J l J~) ~lL~ n ( GuucLu rr -- 1 -middot - e ~ Ct )
1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
Cl L u rL~ r
1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
IJ
J- i(h L~ t n nl amiddot cm )ji ie e~ middot tiu n tir en vLt( Llol Ulllltoll Jl Ul1 lt1 K n IIJ il en mich lll Lc in en t l l cn 1 Hu 1 u~rmbull
- l r bull llLCn llvvll 1 aUI middotJ- vl unlti us r3 ltJltJnae bin ieh mit den IJv~ -n J~J lt ~ ll Ul Ultl 1 U ilI
bull r ~ JL o L _ iJ u)
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e mi ss ing
t alian dance ands cape
l as
For the Gurlitt Stuff see Inshipment No
bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
No
190
1930
193lt1
19321
193()
19~0
bull 19~
193P6
193~~
19307le-na 193deg9
193119311l 93Pl 1934119340
19M3
~934 L9346
19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
193714
193715
1937 1 6 1939l
Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
urll14 Louis ~dy of Olouao
P
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l94o2
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19513
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bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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Name of Claimant
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Claim and
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
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ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
Cl L u rL~ r
1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
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190
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19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
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19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
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193715
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OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
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1957219573
19574
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195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
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bull 19773 19774 19715
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1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
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197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
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P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
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P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
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2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
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1oh
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bull
middot~tt
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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1arl l JLl tore L 3JllOllC l Lucono
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lJ middot k~-~ _ _ bull
t t~J r ucn Ju~ulvJtltt- 1 t __CJJ LO 1JJ -llbil-u1i_ Cu1 ll middott-5 CU
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35
ld- fvL I bull
das -0OlE
middot Lrt~aCJG
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1 tl lJlbullrmiddot) wt~ I ruu ou-t Jl)
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
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1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
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19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
193714
193715
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Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
urll14 Louis ~dy of Olouao
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1957219573
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19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
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197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
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P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
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2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
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bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
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1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
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middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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(9_~ c~ u middot t
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Dec IIMied per Executive Order 12~8 Section 3S NND Project Number NND 715057 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn r u R R e bull L ~ o e w esT r ~o e u o L e o eo R u o e T 1 bull bull bull
D 0 SSELD O R P n ~ l )1 KU NSTt1 ALL I AL LBBSTA bull TEL I t4 78
bull ~ltJ ul- oiL t 1 tiiJJ von _(l~Ut I
Cl L u rL~ r
1v- Jn J ull u1u o-vitU10 von c-rn KHmiddotl F tllmo~ au t 1 J1 1-lll v~middotu t 11 l-o lim~n u crord n t l ic
I rill _ 1lt ~lu ~i bull~OLlJ_ vJu hivJLbull( ogt~rod~ll 1 l Cn konnshyt~nbull ullwl ~o Jl cl~ut( lvlbull bullUJ v U _rmiddot- n ol i 1ir ic ~middottISSC ces v_1 uJvCUrS au_bull ~ J lv i~d JCJ bull 1c bull brmiddotuc tlaquo ~u lt c en lOnnt n ch habe bull L 1 J~~~ vcrucE en
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- l r bull llLCn llvvll 1 aUI middotJ- vl unlti us r3 ltJltJnae bin ieh mit den IJv~ -n J~J lt ~ ll Ul Ultl 1 U ilI
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bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
No
190
1930
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bull 19~
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19M3
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19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
193714
193715
1937 1 6 1939l
Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
urll14 Louis ~dy of Olouao
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bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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WD JrOt
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2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
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Da die abgeholt
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00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
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bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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For the Gurlitt Stuff see Inshipment No
bull -------------------------------------------------------shyfor WIE 19514 1 painting by Odilon R
see Outshipment No 70 to Frtnce
General check of t he Gur l itt paintings
on 18 February 1947
St atement The f o l lowing three i t ems wel
bull WIE 19392 painting Mar str ande I VI E 1977 1 Ten i ers L WIE 197759 dr awing Rod i n At
bull
No
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1930
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19M3
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19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
193714
193715
1937 1 6 1939l
Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
urll14 Louis ~dy of Olouao
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bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
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P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
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Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
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- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
bull
No
190
1930
193lt1
19321
193()
19~0
bull 19~
193P6
193~~
19307le-na 193deg9
193119311l 93Pl 1934119340
19M3
~934 L9346
19346
193G 1937 19r711937n
H 74 1937i 1937
19377
1937819379
19371
193711197ln
193714
193715
1937 1 6 1939l
Declassilled per Exccuttvc Order 12958 Sccuon 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 Bymiddot NND Date 1977
OOL Or ING Pt IltT IE91l11ImNbull
Paint er and s ub j e ct 01aaei11 o
1o ~1 po vti~h
1ot1cl 1ohnl ohcl
rill middotbullBndco p Land o poandaoape with
tv o r 1nctm1ll o C rhot fahr Oole otJ oo po
ynki n plsy1ng nbull cordo Germen about 1840 ~ortrai+ of o LOdyurl1t ou1e Clouds Gurli~t ouia V ie~ on G rdeoce aiogerher
Paint er snd thrrgtc Iudee French 18+11 oclbullt euuve Pcaoent 41 Bllil y in a oubin Dupte liotor and oapoYlmiddotUgcr II~up+ snn v lllu on4middothampJ Guxmiddotlitbull Joulo
u1do uear urzen Guard n+ranoo to a o n abullo~y urlitbull Louis Pal rtlmiddotmo on1 on+o olle t ino Dlo1r1oh 1770 1bull 11 IZl cac 11+A amprou d o t1rep1ooo n middotl 18th cent
Ltmll oupe Tilth w ndmill 0 u 1middotbo bull sndaospe with r oolte
urll14 Louis ~dy of Olouao
P
1
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p
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P P P P t) ~ P
P
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l94o2
1951l19512
19513
l~~~~ 19517
bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
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~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
W1e J o
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l94o2
1951l19512
19513
l~~~~ 19517
bull 19518 l9571
1957219573
19574
19575
195761957719742 19743 197471977 2
9771
bull 19773 19774 19715
1977 6 1977 7 19718
1977919711o1977 11 197712 197113 197714
197715
197716
197717
197718 197719197120 197721197122
197723197724
Declassirled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NNO Date 1971
h i nter ftd Q1eae1t1o
Maretrell4e Italian 4nnoe Sobliahter Portr~it of e ~n Thome H~tnbull
P
P
Sohwarzwe14 ten~aoepe middot P eokm~llll v~x In the ber P Dacee u NU~bull women w~ahing heraelt Deg111bull Fd bull Two Nudee middot Sohriapt Georg ~middot mysrdPranken Jreu middot M~rri ~cbull et C~BA St J le ~f ~ Str~nampbullr Wereu Xeirtez LAndaospe 1111debr11ndtl E Rio de J1111ne r- Rombouts s Lanacope Treu KAtlulr1Dal Stil life with fruit 7reu KAthri~ St1l11fe with fruita Freconerd Anne end the holy F~mily
P Dr P
P P bull P
P P
P
P
P Z1bull Ltnrine P Hu13aua Jnn bullmiddot Stillife P Prenoh I lAdies in a rooa P Ruisdnl ~~tttrib to Lqndeo~pe P Roos Lbullndaoepe with 8nime1a IgtGaw Pictur e to Gorki p T~niera ~hdsc~pe with skittles pllyers Unknown Iot her Pnd child
KAoa~~tndre
P bull Dr Dr middot
Schmidt Rotlutf Uountninvill~ge P G H w Adorntion of e godeaa P Hofer Cerl RAltnud~ Dr
young womnn ht~tlfnude
Kollwitz Kate Piet e Dnun Flaquoypti~~tn Sc ene Lebmbruok lilhelm Nude Dll 18 llADampgre~de 7roopSchlemmer Group ot woman Unknown Lnndeonpe with
windmill Gr1aoel Otto Hippodrom in St Jauli Unknown ~ortr~it of
e wom~n wwx- Grieel otto
Dr Dr Dr Dr nr P
p
p
P
~dy with ft veil P Unknown L~dy 8t bullhbull loge P H8na UA14 House and Trbullbullbull P MB Portr~it ot ~ little boy P Leohnit w poundortra1t o e boy P voll c~rl Portrait at o msn
Sprengaeiater HAutech Dr vooka o PeeBftntwomAn P Lenok F Gijbwelnetein I Prftnkbulln p
atolen in the COP 1947
stolen in the CCP 1947
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Execucive Order 12958 Seccion 35 NND PrOJtCl Number NNO 775057 By NND Date 1977
WIE no Painter and sub~eot
197725 llaoke upet soutlwrn laro nr
197726 v L ran and women lookins out of window P
197727 ~er Otto lfo4e 1n baehee Dr
1977~8 O R F1owerot1111te p 197729 Heckel Erioh
Landaoape With lake P 197730 Soho1s werner TWo old
bull people nr
197731 Gotaoh seaabonbulloene Pe 197132 Gizl on ohaiz P 197733 ooholts werner xneelinc
JliUUl ])r 19T7 34 Lelllt Lan4eoape 1n r ain P 197735 Winter w Piaohermen with
Boah Dr 191736 Gftaa Georp StrMtaoene P
UUller Peliz LoTeraoene P ~~~~ Kretaobmar Streetao~e P 197139 Freea Mother with 0~4 P 197740 Maake Auguet
La47 1n oarriage P 191741 Peohateirl Jlaz
Portrait of a man Dr 197742 Dolin rown of JampUneter nr 197143 Peohatein rtu Jibullherrtllage P 197744 llUller Otto Uu4e Dr 197745 SohlUohtert n
Daokrtn or houea P bull bull 197746 Groaa George lWo women and
a man walkizle Drbull 197747 Heokel Erioh
Jrl8rl blowinc tlu te P 197748 Beolalalm s oene on beach P 197149 ~ woo4outter p 197150 G Bartann Interior bull
197751 Groa--nn1 Ru4olf woman witn eat Drmiddot
197752 s chmidt Rottlutt SoeDer7 on lakeebore p
19775a 6ohmi4t-aoM111ft- St11121e P 19T754
Lake with rec4gran P 197755 Rolfa Ohr Yellow Pl~bull p 19T756 bull lhite Plowerbull p 197758 P A Landsoa~ with dunea
and people work1namp on fielamp P 1 197159 Rodin Atlae DS DZD8o--- 111117 aent to nan
see oor1middoteapoD4enoe Gurlltt 1977 60 v interhalter f ile
Portrait of a~ Drmiddot 19T76l china 18th o Lan4aoape p 2004l tacke Auauat woman 1n
the Zoo p 20041 rou1llebert lampn4bulloape P 20043 Gurl1tt LoU Chr7ao p 10044 Obapll llaro Pabalou
s oene p
_ amp
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
-4shy
lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
- --Declassllled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NNO ProJect Number NNO 775057 Bymiddot NNO Date 1977
WD JrOt
t2004520046 200(7
2004820049 2004 10 2004 U 2004122on413
20061
bull 20Ci~2 20C~l 200 4
200~5 20 6
2051
2052
bull
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lainbull~ ~~ Slb3 olueUle
P1ouso w~middotbull Mal P G~Arljt cnda lIMI Tbebbull p
II bull Danieb lanlbullt P It Near buc P
It Park s oene P bull 111ohel Georp Lanleoape P Gur l11t LOilie Akropolie II P BeoJrMDn Mazbull it-Lion Tamer P MUllv o t t o P 1 t of a
Gvl1tt Louia~ian P
Lan4eoape P bull BunUnc Pieoeoug Drmiddot
Pru n A4am and En P Miobel Oeoswe Landeoape with 1indmill p Schenaa Painter wi th model P Aeohabach Andreu Ytnterine place p Gurlibull Louie Larl4eoope in Villa Doria P utamaro Three CirlJI on a
emall br14p Prbull
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
DeclassJned per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NNO 775057 By NNO Date 1977
~tcerba MRtari~l beloac1DI to the Garlitt Oollootioa
c 1
Wi e No 196ol 1 Afrio n mbulle1t 196o4 1 Weaverbullbull roll Toa1 Ialnn4a 196o7 1 ~ptien terreoottft fresment 196oa 1 eat-Afrio n mAgio atiok l96of l i dol figure196olo 1 1TOJ idol 196o12 1 antique bullbullbullbullbull1 in abape of a duok
bull ( Peru )
l 96o13 1 Mexio~n ~ak 196o14 1 bronae statuette from Indi~ 196o16 1 ole7 bCRrl 196o18 1 mAle idol fraamiddot w Guine~ 196o5 1 Weat-Afrioen ~akc 2
Wie wo 1996 1 bronae figure of s kne eling w~n by August e Roain
c 3 W1e No l 9o72 1 figure of A aitting female nude
FDglAnd about l 9o5 l96o2 1 weet-Afrioen i dol
Cto88 4 tie No 19841 1 bronze Buddhti Kep~l 16th o
196olt 1 broDJBe Buddha llepnl 16th o
Ct~tee 5
tt Wie Bo 196o17 1 wooden o1ub from the South-SeP
c~bullbull 6
tie Bo 196o6 l bronae statue of BodhiastTa Bepsl196Ql11 1 OlftJ yeeael froa Peru 196015 1 OUJ fcUremiddotmiddotfrom Peru middotmiddot 19611 1 aed~ of ol~y Prenoh about 18oo
Psa 7
Wie wo 19842 1 oopper aedel with KuriUret Joh~nn Georg yon S~ohaen
19843 1 Me1aoan r ound p1~tbull with dragon psttera19844 1 Ma1aaaa round plata with drt~tgon p~~tttern19845 1 Meiaaan oblong plete19846 1 Ueiaaea oYAl pl~tbull 19847 l eilyer lgtowl ebout 1815
Ca e 8
w1e No 196o2o l bronae heed of ftn Afrionn nesro
All items with the exception of no 20044 and 20C45 ae mentioned in this list are herewith released to the owner Dr H Gurlitt DUsseldorf Cacilien-Allee 75 Wie sbaden December 15 ~9150middot r (2__ rl
_ l 1pproveda tllun Qshy
THEODORE A BEDRICE Cultur~roperty Adviser
HICO G
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
as witnesses ColleciZg
to them ~ further to the Gurlitt col l ect ion was
for each item
Declassifted per Executive Order I 2958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 B y NNO Date I 977
On December 12 and 13 nr Gurlitt DUss eldorf and Dr Krause and Herr Pahl-Rugenstein visited the Centrvl Point The collection of pai ntings has been s hovm a comple te list of every i tem be longing handed over to hi m It was st at ed that he provides us proof of owne r sh ip wi th t he except i on of the painti ngs and s ketches made by his grc~dfather Louis Gurli tt
The gene r a l impress i on I got from Mr Gurlitt i s that he doea n ot seem ver y open-he a rted When showin g him both Degas i n t he office I also tried to learnd someth i rLg a bout t h e Renoi r Child s Hea d He said a Oh yes yes that is r1inebull Afterwards Dr Krause rJa de a ~mark likea I cannot remember t hat When we returned into the ~fice Gurlitt went ag~in to look a t the Renoir turned the paintinground and seeir~ t he label of Ettle saida No it does not belong to me I ma de my excuses for having him ~~d this painting ~ ~ shy
When e s tarted i nspectirJ8 t he gallery I fir s t picked out a picture of the Stett~ Gal l ery He made no def inite s tat ement a bout i t but said 0h yes t hat is all right (He di dnt s t a t e t rat it was his own picture but also didnt ref use it definitely)
ShoWil~ him the Picass o he made s ome remarks of no importance givir~ the impression that he did not expect this picture either But l1e recognized i t a s hie property Af t E rwa r ds when the inspect ion wus over he twice went back f or a s hort moment t o the Pica s s o pictureand looked at it Then I made a r er ark t hat it was dated and back in the office he suddenly s a id I could tell you a long a nd funny s t ory about thi s picture I tried to seem unconcerned First gi v ing us the i mpressi on tha t he did not know any thing of importance a bout t his picture but a f ter an hour being a ble to tell me a long and apparentshy~ compl i ca ted s tory fbout this picture
The list wa s submitted to him i n order to have his statements and the s t a tements of the witness es f or t he var ious items I l a id stress upon the f ollowing items
1 ~ie 20045 Picass o Voman a Head
2 Yie 20044 Marc etJagaJl Fabulous Scene
3middot W1e -J9512 Degas Nude
4 19513 Degas Two Nud es Drawing
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Decllllllllecl per Executive Order 129S8 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
-2shy
Wie 19346 Georg llitDbell 11 Landscape with two Winclm11ls (on the reverse a r ather new French label)
6 Wie 1996 Rodin Kneeli ng woman (Sculptare
7middot Wie 19376 Yeieegerber Painter end tbree Nudes 11
(according to Dr Gurlitt acquired during the war in Switzerland paid in Sfre bull
bull
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
~G r mtfun re quortere Dui l41n6 Otfio of conoDio Apoundfaira
Prop ~1 D1Vie1on
Dr UUdebrenci Gurlitt hUl1otvure1n fUr dio RJ einl8Me Ul4 eatfalen KuWthaJ Je Alleestr-ae 1)1f8eeldort
Sirs
~ho w~oab en Contrul Colleot1ns Poini is in receipt af iOtl )Jetter of Jan ry 1 1951 tmd t he enolooed stuteshy
anli of r Knrl llallncr truncn eftugcno1 _oonocrnilg your o ~~ntinamps by Pioaaao end cmcall middotruch wore wlthholl
pond clarification
Aa the ot t ment of llr Karl Ballmer Sw1BQ citizen pro id s ouffic1~1 pror~~ the two piaturos can no~ bo reshylous d to you in accordunoo ith the uiaousoian between )IOU d ir ~heodor J llcinrich Pleaoe infon tb for-I d1ng agency L Rottcnmoycr of thia in accordtnco with d1soues1on with Herr von Sclltlidt
Enoloooa ar submitting you the re~uen~ed ct taaent cone rning the two stolon piotur a and the dra ~ing hi RodiJlrroneounly restituted to France
Very truly youro
II JJ IAJA G DAIIIEW Chief
Enclosure t
1 atatbullent aa mentioned herein
E a PYarltmowefma Wiesbnden 21279 Jon~ g 1951
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 FZWlkfuri UetldqullZtolB Bu1ldln8 Of f 1o of Economic Affaira
Prop rty Divi ion
nr Elldebrana Gurlitt muwtvo1e1n fUr dio 1nlande nnd esttalen Kunatballe Allcostaose ltJauel4ort
Sira J
It ~e certified her ith that t he patntingaa
m 19392 It nlien DDnc by tlarotr nd and IE 1977 l Landooapo by ~onier
b l onein8 to or n Gtlr litt D aoeldort and stoled 1n tho 0 ntrnl Colloot tng Poin~ ieobaden Land ecuaeum1
or e otolen from the ct orna rooms o~ t ho oaid inst i t ution during th period bc~een D oernbor 1946 and J nnuary 1947bull I nvoet igntiona ere cad by th German rtotnalpolipounde1 1 obndcn an too USClD 1n order to recov r t ho vaint~D68t but 1ithout any suooes bull
I 1e furthomore c ri1f1 d tlult the dra ba by Ro4111 Atlaa liE 197759 ao erroneousl-y added to th 1 6tJ reat1tat1on eh1pment to oe on middotay 24 nnd ~5 1946 fhe French euthor1t1ea had been ilitormed of thi ~d G o by the t Dil otor ot tho ienblden central colleotiq Point capt ~41th u Standen d a requeet for rftst1~t1on baa b n aubt11ttad to them he ieabaden Central CollGOt illa Point was thereafter not1t1e4 by the Frenoh AUthor1t1bullbull by letter ot lli7 23 1949 that the dnwtna had not been found one the abov aan~1one4 obipaent The drawinG mnattherefore be oont4ere4 loat
Very trulJ youra
WILLLUI Ci ~ D IBLS ChiefE PYaTCBowonm
1oehaden 21279 January 9 191
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
E T 1829
1 191 - T BL I 24 78
Da die abgeholt
i s t mus a ges~ohlen
zu s ohreiben Und w er
1oh
(J
bull
middot~tt
W ES TPALEN bull O E ORUND
00 S S ELDOR F 21 KUNSTHALLB ALLEESTR
Sehr geehrter Herr von Schmidt auf Altenstadt
Vie len Dank ftix Ihre freundliohen Ze ilen vom 19 Februar Rod1n-Plas t 1k unter Zeugen in Aschbaoh von d en Amerikanern und be s ohlagnahmt wur de und n icht bei I nn en angekommen ioh annehmen dass sie auf dem Wege von Asohbaoh zu Ihnen wurde Konnten 5 ie die grosse Freundlichkeit haben m1r wer dem Collecting Point die Kuns twerk e ab ge liefert hat s ie vorher gehabt hat
I nd em 1 oh I hne n flir Ih re Mtihe al lerbestens danke bin
Ihr
sehr e r ge be ne r
~ ( - fr- ~ (Dr H Gur l i tt) -
~--middot-rmiddot~ -ol
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
bull
-
bull
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declustfled per Eltecutive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 7750S7 By NND Date 1977
Run(lverefn u R D I e R e I N L A N D e u N D w esT A LeN bull 0 e 0 R u N De T I 8 I 9
D0S S ELDORF 3l ll95l KUNST HAL LE ALLEBSTR bull TEL I f4 78
Central Collecting Point Wiesbaden Herrn Sobmidt Museen
Sehr geehrter Her r So~dtl
bull
Darf ioh s~e noohmals in meiner ~middotgel egenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die Kuns twerke die 1oh zurUokbekommen babe grUndlio h gepr tift hebe habe ioh nooh festgeatellt das s in Asohba oh b esohl agnahmt aber n1oh t wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st e1ne kle ine Ma r morplastik vo n Rodi n etwa 4o om hooh von der 1oh duroh Zuf a ll eine alte -Fot ogripound1e auftrei be n konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben f e s tzuste l l en ob nicht d1ese Plastik dooh i n Ihrem Berei ch v or gekomme n 1st Ausser dem f e hlen noch e1ne gr osae r e Zahl vo n Rahmen und ein klei nes Bi ld vo n Mieris e 1ne na ckte Frau die e inen Brief l iest dar shystellend
Mit den be ate n Empfehl unge n und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr se hr er gebe ner
~ 1 middotr~ ( Dx H GIolr l1 t t)
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declusifled per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
Run(luerefn u R D I e R e I N L AN D e u N D w esT A Le N bull 0 e 0 R u N D e T I bull I 9
oOsseLDORP 3lll95l KUNSTHALLE ALLEeSTR bull TeL 14 73
Central Collecting Point Wiesb aden Herrn Schmidt Muaeen
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt
bull
Darf ioh S1e noohmals in meiner Augelegenheit bemUhen Naohdem ioh die K~nstwerke die ioh zurUokbekommen habe grUndlioh gepr tif t babe babe ioh noah festgeatellt daas in Asohba oh b eaohlagnahmt aber nioht wieder zum Vorsohein gekommen 1st eine kleine Marmorplastik von Rodin etwa 4o om hooh von der ioh duroh Zufall eine alte Fotografie auft reiben konnte Konnten Sie vie lleioht die GUte haben festzus telle n ob nicht die se Plaatik dooh in Ihrem Berei ch vor gekommen 1st Ausserdem f ehlen noch eine gr osaere Zahl von Rahmen und ein klei nes Bild von M1er1s eine naokte Frau die einen Brief liest darshystellend
Mit den beaten Empfehlungen und sehr vielem Dank
Ihr aehr ergebener
~ 1middotr~ (Dr H Gr 11 tt)
bull
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
lG Wiesbaden Landeamua um Property Division
ieabaden Central Coll ec ting Point
13 JoblUar 1951
~die s ta t~iohen Kunateamml ungan Kaasel z Hd von Ber m Dr Vogel Kassal
Sehr gcchrter Herr Doktora
Herr vr n Gur1itt deaaen Gemalde und Plaotiken aeinorzeit ebel~alle in Asohbaoh auugelagert worden oind un4 dor seine Saohen kUralich zurUokerb elt eohreib~ unn jetztdoss ihm eine kleine Marmorplaatik von Rodin etwa 40 em hooh oino kniende Frau darat~ llendbull fehlt aowie ein kle1shynee Bild von L~ieriebull eine nackte Frau die einen Drief lieastClarstellend und eine grtaaere llllZahl Rahmen
11r habun das fehlenue Material nioht in unaerlaquoa Listen
verzeiohnet und ale lstzte Hoftnung wonde ioh mioh ~ aie mit der Eitte nacbzuatehen ob nicht verGehentlioh dieee sashychon mit den 55 Kiaten Ihrem Institut gehoriges taterial entshyhaltend em Sie ausaelmiddotefert worden sind
FUr eime baldiBe Antwort wtiren wir Ihnen ~asorat dank-
Hochachtungsvolll
von SCHMIDT AJF Al TE STADT Property Oft i~er
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
15 ~ 195 1 5
Thnen leider und das Bild vorsichts=
unserer al l e mit Be =
ke i ne weiteren
STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN Gemoldegalerie Hessisches landesmuseum
bull Kassel de n W ilhelmsh6her Platz Fernruf bull 3384
Auf Ibre Anfrage vom 13 ds r~~ts mlissen wir mitteilen dass die gesuchte rvarmorplastik von Rodin von Mieris Jti cht nach Kassel gekomrren sind Vir haben halber nocn einmal samtliche Aufset1er die beim Auspacken Kupfersticne beteiligt waren gefragt doc t1 erklarten stimmtheit aass ausser den uns gehorenden 55 Kisten mitgeliefert worden sind
Central Collecting r oint Property Division W i e s b a d e n -Eandebmuseum
Der DiJ1 ktor I V d~
c
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
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~ t) 6~ rJ
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4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per Executive Order 12958 Section 35 NND Project Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 icsbaden Landesmueeum Property Division
iesbeden Central Collecting Point
ieabaden Germanymiddot19 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr Hildebrand Gurlitt bullunetverein fUr die Rheinlanda und bulleotfalen
DUeoeldor ~unethalle Alleeetrasee
Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Gurlitt
Au~ Grund Ihrea Schreibeno vom 31 Januar d J haben w1r noch e1nmal grUndlich nachge~oracht ob die von Ihnen aufgefUhrt e armorplaatik von Rodin und daa kleine Bild von ierie nicht vereehentl1chmm1t dem Kaeseler Material an die Staatliche Kunsteammlungen gegangen sind
Heute erhielten w1r eine Ant rt s us Kassel die leider neeativ war
uch NeohtorAchungen 1m MUnchener Collecting Point waren ergebnieloe In iesbaden k~nnen diese beiden Gegenshyettinde nicht geweeen scin wie durch Empfangaquittung ausshygewieeen iat
~ ir bedauern aehr dase wir Ihnen keinen gUnstigar~n Beeoheid geben konnen
Hoohachtungsvoll
von SCHr IDT AUF l L TENSTADT Proper t y Officer
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ
Declassified per ExecuLive Order 12958 Secl10n 35 NND ProJect Number NND 775057 By NND Date 1977
16 Wieabaden ~andesmuaeum Property Division
Wieabaden Central Coll ecting Point
1 Wieebaden 27 Februar 1951
Herrn Dr H Gurlitt
DUsseldorf Kunsthalle Alleestr
Sehr geehrter Herr Doktor
Ihre Anfrage beztiglich der Rodin Marmorplastik vom 21 Jan haben wir erhalten
Eine ganaue Kontrolle unaerer Akten ergab daa niemalbull eine derartige Plastik aurch den Collecting Point Wieabaden empfangen wurde
Ihre Sachen wurden zuaammen mit den in Sohloae Aachbaoh ausgelagerten Kunstgegenetanden anderer EigentUmer naoh Bamshyberg in die Neue Residenz UberfUhrt und von dort aua naoh Wiesbaden gebracht
bull Bia zur Ubernahme duroh d ie Amerikaniaohen Dienatetellen
stand das Depot Schloss Aaoh bacb unter Aufsioht einea Berrn Zingraf In Bamberg war der damalige Hauameister der Neuen Residenz verantwortlich Die anderen EigentUmer von in Sohlosa Aachbach ausgelagerten Gegenstanden welchbull ebenfalla duroh die Amerikanischen Instanzen abtransportiert wurden haben nicht feetatellen k~nnen daB von ihrem Eigentum etwaa vershysohwunden 1st Wir nehmen daher an daB vielleioht Ihre Rodin Pl aatik sich garnicht dort befunden hat bzw aohon vorher vershyschwunden ist
Da die damalige Hilfsdienetetelle bereits seit geraumerZeit geechloseen 1st und wir una auoh im AbachluBatadium unserer Arbeiten befinden sind wir leider nicht mehr in dar Lage die Namen dar Traneportbegleiter von damals featzustellen da die Akten bereits verpaokt und abtransportiert worden sind
Hochaoht ungavoll
v Sohmidt aut Altenatadt Property Officer
~4-~~ J tl e lA Ul-t -1)-ltmiddot0A_ CCl yen0 ~ l~ ~-(~ J tV Ct cJr (J (~ ~WA- 0 bull ~ ~ II bullt middot~~ v~ ~ middot
(9_~ c~ u middot t
~ t) 6~ rJ
~ ) 1 tA ~ J1-shy
4At AI bull
~middot~~(U7XLU bull l-GJ