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