Large and important work by highly acknowledged German master Alexander Max Koester (10 February 1864, Bergneustadt - 21 December 1932, Munich), landscape and animal painter. He specialized in scenes with ducks. PROVENANCE: Private collection Sweden. Most of his works outside of private collections are held at the Neue Pinakothek in Munich.
Size app.: 87.5 x 132 cm (roughly 34 x 52 in) oil on canvas framed 114 x 159 cm (roughly 45 x 63 in). Good condition, partly restored (tears, retouches), conserved and relined in 1990’s. Please study high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 7 kg is going to measure some 9 kg packed for shipment.