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Ivory engraved picture with scene in Venice
Lost Art-ID
626797
Artist / Creator
Title
Ivory engraved picture with scene in Venice
Dating
1920/1921
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Ivory / engraved
Height
12.00 cm
Width
15.00 cm
Description
Small picture engraved onto ivory depicting a scene in Venice, Italy. Uncertain of size, estimated by memory to be about 12 x 15 cm (5 x 6 inches)
Provenance
Paul Mühlrad created the picture during his honeymoon after the wedding on January 2, 1920. Paul Mühlrad was repeatedly arrested and severely maltreated by the Nazi regime until he fled Vienna. Paul Mühlrad and his family had to leave their apartment at Rotensterngasse 14/24, 1020 Vienna, to save their lives. They had to leave all their furniture and art objects in the apartment. On December 23, 1938, Paul Mühlrad and his family arrived in New York. Whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Interview USC Shoah Foundation, Norbert Frederick Muhlrad, 1997: Externer Link
Published since
Contact
Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien
Position
Abteilung für Restitutionsangelegenheiten
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