Alexander Gerbig - Roggenschnitt
Alexander Gerbig
Roggenschnitt
Circa 1909/1910
Oil on firm artist's board 27.7 x 41.6 cm Framed. Signed "A. Gerbig" in black brush (possibly water-soluble colour) lower right. - Verso upper right with work number "21301" by the artist in blue chalk and titled twice "Roggenschnitt": in India ink the statement of artist's address in Dresden as well as the addition "No. 103" in blue chalk. Inventory number from Emil Richter, Dresden "E.R. 85997 1914". - Slight frame-related rubbing to margins; Small retouches to the edges in places. Old traces of nails verso in margins.
Certificate
Confirmed by Wolfgang Knop to the former owner in writing (2012)
Provenance
Kunsthandlung Emil Richter, Dresden; collection Rudolf Lindemann (1891-1967), Suhl/Thüringen (1920er Jahre), family possession since; art trade Stuttgart (2012); Private collection, Lower Saxony
Exhibitions
Zwickau 2014 (Kunstsammlungen Zwickau Max-Pechstein-Museum), Mein lieber Alex ... Dein alter Max. Max Pechstein und Alexander Gerbig. Eine Künstlerfreundschaft in Briefen und Bildern (loan)