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Seebach, Lothar von
1853 Fessenbach - 1930 Strasbourg.
Strasbourg Cathedral in the evening sun.
Oil on cardboard. Signed lower left and dated 1918. Verso colour study.
H 49, W 60 cm (support). Framed.
«The result of Lothar von Seebach's travels in Paris is the discovery of plein air painting, which is reflected in an irrepressible creative urge. He found motifs outdoors in Strasbourg and its immediate surroundings, which he sought to capture daily in all weathers and in the various seasonal and diurnal moods [...].» from: Wilke, p. 30.
The present work is a smaller variation of the painting by the same name from Lothar von Seebach recorded under catalogue raisonné G 794 dated 1917 and shows a «wedge-shaped alley with tall houses leading to the transverse front of the historic department store. Behind it the west façade of the cathedral, glowing pink in the evening sun. Two nuns hurry across the street (Goldgießen).» from: Wilke G 794, p. 396.
Provenance: private collection Münstertal.
Catalogue raisonné: Wilke G 794 (cf.).

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