Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The consignor advised that the painting was purchased by her aunt and uncle in Germany, and recalls its arrival at her aunt and uncle's Illinois home, where their family lived in the late 1960's to 1970's.
Designer & Manufacturer: Alexander Koester (1864-1932)
Markings: signed
Country of Origin & Materials: German/American; oil on canvas
Dimensions(H,W,D): 24"h, 36"w; 31"h, 43.5"w frame                    
                
Condition
                            
            art: very good, some surface craquelure, a few faint surface scratches; frame: very good, minor scuffs to corners/edges