Mills

Conclusion

Who owned this painting before it passed to Nederlands Beheersinstituut in The Hague is not known.

Explanation

This painting was probably confiscated after the war from collaborators or from Germans posted in the Netherlands. The relevant dossiers were consulted at Nationaal Archief, where NBI’s archive is kept, in coordination with Bureau Herkomst Gezocht to find out where the work came from. However, no new information was found.

Reconstruction origin

After 1945-05-05 <> 1954

Nederlands Beheersinstituut, The Hague

Rijksdienst inventory

1954

Purchased by Ministry of Reconstruction and Houseing (Wederopbouw en Volkshuisvesting) from Beheersinstituut

Rijksdienst inventory

1954 <> present day

Dienst voor ’s Rijks Verspreide Kunstvoorwerpen (government department for distributing art), The Hague, now RCE, Amersfoort