The Entombment

Robert Mayer (1873-1973), Vienna, by 1927-at least June 1, 1938 [1];

With Edward R. Lubin, Inc., New York, by November 21, 1960-1961;

Purchased from Edward R. Lubin, Inc. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1961.

NOTES:

[1] This sculpture is listed in a June 1, 1938 inventory of Mayer’s collection that was included with the Vermögensanmeldungen, or Jewish Property Declarations, which Mayer and his wife Amalie submitted to the National Socialist (Nazi) government in Austria on June 25, 1938 (Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, Vienna,  AdR, VVst, VA 1917 and VA 1930, copies in NAMA curatorial files). It was later determined that Robert Mayer did not have enough Jewish ancestry to classify him as Jewish, and his collection was not confiscated by the Nazi government. According to a dossier on Mayer prepared by the Kommission für Provenienzforschung dated July 26, 2012, copy in NAMA curatorial files, Mayer’s collection most likely remained in his possession throughout World War II.