The AAM guide to provenance research

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The AAM guide to provenance research / Nancy H. Yeide, Konstantin Akinsha, Amy L. Walsh.

Yeide, Nancy H., 1959- (author.). Walsh, Amy, (author.). Akinsha, Konstantin, (author.). American Association of Museums. (Added Author).

Summary:

"The AAM Guide to Provenance Research is a much-needed contribution for scholars, professional researchers, and those who shape policy. Here in one volume is a historical overview, description of current methodology, invaluable indices, inventories, and lists of current databases-in-progress." -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 093120173X
ISBN: 9780931201738
Physical Description: vii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Publisher: Washington, DC : American Association of Museums, [2001]
Copyright: ©2001

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Why is provenance important? 1 -- Major trends in collecting European art 1 -- Conducting provenance research 5 -- Part 1 Basic Provenance Research and Principles 7 -- What information do you need? 9 -- Chapter 2 Assembling the Information You Have 11 -- The object 11 -- Institutional files 15 -- Case study: Portrait of James Hay 17 -- Chapter 3 Library Research 21 -- The Artist 21 -- The Collector 24 -- Dealers 28 -- Auctions 28 -- Case study: Holbein, Sir Bryan Tuke 30 -- Chapter 4 How to Record Provenance 33 -- Part 2 Holocaust-Era Provenance Research 37 -- Chapter 6 Historical Overview 41 -- Key dates 41 -- Nazi collecting priorities 41 -- Case study: De Bles, Landscape with Burning City 44 -- Special case: The office of the alien property custodian and the "vesting" of cultural property 46 -- Chapter 7 Prioritizing Your Research 49 -- Mind the gap 49 -- Red flags 50 -- Case study: "Red-flag" names 52 -- Chapter 8 U.S. Resources 55 -- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 55 -- Looting 58 -- Case study: Snyders, Still Life with Fruit and Game 68 -- Investigations 71 -- Case study: Two Matisse paintings from the Paul Rosenberg collection 74 -- Claims 78 -- Restitution 94 -- Other U.S. Resources 103 -- Case study: Degas, Landscape with Smokestacks 105 -- Chapter 9 European Resources 109 -- Archives, restitution agencies, and published losses 109 -- Special case: Sales from Soviet museums, 1928-31 134 -- Case study: Cranach, Adam and Eve 135 -- Appendices to Part 1 159.