AAM Recommended Procedures for Providing Information to the Public about Objects Transferred in Europe during the Nazi Era, see http://www.aam-us.org/initiatives/nazi-era/procedures_nazi.cfm

In compliance with the AAM criteria, The Jewish Museum has closely examined and is continuing to research the provenance, or ownership, records for approximately 379 paintings in our collection, that were acquired after 1932 and created before 1946. The majority of these works were acquired directly from the artists or their families, eliminating the likelihood of Nazi confiscation; nevertheless, all records were reviewed carefully and provenance research of all works in this category remains an ongoing commitment and priority at the Museum.

This site will be updated in installments as new information is discovered and documentation and images are transferred to an electronic format. The Museum also welcomes any provenance related information that the users of this site may be able to provide. Currently, the information presented on this web-site includes paintings with gaps in provenance as well as paintings with complete provenance. As always, the Museum\'s archival collection records are open to serious researchers by appointment. For any information or queries about this Provenance Research Project list, please see Contact Information.

We hope that this material will be helpful in the identification and restitution of works of art that may have been misappropriated during the Nazi-Era.

The initial phase of this research project began with a methodical search of the collection of paintings that met the following criteria:

• Paintings acquired after 1932
• Paintings created before 1946
• Paintings which may have changed hands between 1932-1946
• Paintings which may have been in Europe during those years

As the paintings were identified, they were physically examined for markings that would be helpful in identification. The documentation of these works was verified using the following methods:

Artist/Maker: When no signature appears on the work, primary resources are used to identify the maker. If a definitive answer is unavailable the artist/maker is referred to as "Unknown."

Title and title variations: Primary titles and known original language or alternate titles are listed.

Execution date: Whenever possible, the execution date of the painting is taken directly from the physical work. If the date does not appear in the artist\'s hand on the work, the artist\'s life dates along with an examination of his body of work are used to determine an approximate date. An execution date determined in this manner will appear in parentheses. Example: (1946)

Medium: Physical examination determined this criteria.

Dimensions: Dimensions listed on this web-site refer to unframed measurements posted as height followed by width.

Signature, inscriptions, markings, and labels: Notes referring to signatures, inscriptions, markings, and labels are prefaced by the location such as, BR (bottom right) and followed by the implement used to create the mark.

Provenance: Many of the works in the collection were acquired directly from descendents of the artists or have been passed down through multiple generations of one family. It is important to keep in mind that a gap in provenance does not necessarily mean a work was looted or stolen.

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