LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

27.17 in. (69.00 cm.) (height) by 39.17 in. (99.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed A. Koester lower right

Literature:

Ruth Stein & Hans Koester, Alexander Koester 1864-1932: Leben und Werk, Recklinghausen, 1988, p. 27, illustrated (hanging at the 1907 Biennale, fig. 1); p. 397, no. 585, discussed & illustrated (with incorrect provenance and exhibition information)

Provenance:

Salis & Vertes, Salzburg; Purchased from the above by the father of the present owner in 1997