The crate that never reached New York
The Nachmann family escaped Nazi Germany; four paintings disappeared during the move.
This Renoir hung in the Berlin apartment of Jewish businessman Manfred Nachmann. In 1938 the family obtained American visas and prepared to leave Nazi Germany.
Their belongings were packed on 2 July in the presence of German authorities and routed through Rotterdam. When the shipment was collected in New York, a crate containing this Renoir and three other paintings was missing.
Postwar investigators searched collecting points and transport records without resolving the loss. The family has continued its search across generations. The disappearance is documented; the precise perpetrators and circumstances are not established.
Monuments Men and Women Foundation
Scheduled program end: 2026-12-31
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Up to US$7,500 is currently advertised for this specific work under the WWII Most Wanted Art program. New, non-public information must be submitted directly to the Foundation and lead to physical and legal recovery by the owner. Payment is conditional, may be shared and is determined by the Foundation. This is not a guaranteed payment or an offer by ArtTraceX. The program is scheduled to end on 31 December 2026, unless ended earlier.
Payment and eligibility are governed by the reward provider’s conditions.Artwork Details & DocumentationIdentification, ownership history and supporting records
Head of a Young Girl (Gabrielle)
- Artwork title
- Head of a Young Girl (Gabrielle)Monuments Men and Women Foundation ↗ · checked
- Maker / attribution
- Pierre-Auguste RenoirMonuments Men and Women Foundation ↗ · checked
- Object type
- PaintingMonuments Men and Women Foundation ↗ · checked
- Materials & technique
- Oil on canvasMonuments Men and Women Foundation ↗ · checked
- Measurements
- 48.50 × 39.50 cm (19.09 × 15.55 in.)Monuments Men and Women Foundation ↗ · checked
- Creation date / period
- 1895Monuments Men and Women Foundation ↗ · checked
Not documented in this record: inscriptions & markings · distinguishing features · subject.
Documented ownership history
- Before 1938
- 1938-07-02
Packed for shipment via Rotterdam with Nachmann’s belongings; missing from the consignment on arrival in New York.
Monuments Men and Women Foundation ↗ · checked
Only stages supported by the cited sources are shown. This list is not a complete chain of ownership.
Record sources
Identification details follow the Object ID categories where documented. Ownership history is recorded separately; this documentation is not an authentication or a certificate of ownership.
Documentary sources
- Monuments Men and Women Foundation — Head of a Young Girl (Gabrielle), 1895 ↗
- Monuments Men and Women Foundation — Still Missing Eight Decades Later ↗
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