Joan d'Arc Fresco painted by Paul Gaugin
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Rattner, Abraham
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content: Abraham Rattner and Esther Gentle papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: (box 7, ov 36; 12 folders)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1963, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rattabra, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Joan d'Arc Fresco files are on reel 5266 unless noted otherwise.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: These files document the discovery, purchase, conservation, and selling process of a fresco painted by Gauguin in 1889. Rattner discovered this fresco in a auberage in 1924 and bought it from the owner. Materials include a dis-mantled book written and illustrated by Rattner, along with photographs that explain the discovery and purchase of the Joan d'Arc  fresco, correspondence, certificate of authentication, legal documents, the conservation technical record and notes.