German, 1881-1955
Letzter Abendglanz, 1930
Signed and dated HMPechstein 1930 (lr); inscribed -Letzter Abendglanz-/ HMPechstein/ Berline W. 62/ Kurfurstenstr. 126 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
28 x 32 1/8 inches (71.1 x 81.5 cm)
Provenance:
Sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, Mar. 18, 1965, lot 137
Private collection, New York, thence by descent in the family
Literature:
Aya Soika, Max Pechstein, Das Werkverzeichnis der Olgemalde, Band II, 1919-1954, Hirmer Verlag, München, 2011, no. 1930/11, p. 418, illus.
(Frame:)
Scattered craquelure, heavy at times, resulting in some areas of lifting paint and flaking; dirty varnish; no apparent restoration; not viewed out of its frame (the stretcher has been nailed to the frame).
Fine Art
