Oil on burlap. Lower left monogrammed and dated. 97 x 50.5 cm. [KT]. - From the artist's best period. - Characteristic motif of the enchanting towns on the Amalfi Coast, a place of longing for the artist. - Charming play with material and color in the roughness of the background. LITERATURE: Grace Watenphul-Pasqualucci, Alessandra Pasqualucci, Max Peiffer Watenphul. Werkverzeichnis, vol. 1: Gemälde, Aquarelle, Cologne 1989, no. G 526 (illu., with different dimensions 93 x 49 cm).
Max Peiffer Watenphul. Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Kunsthalle, Darmstadt, July 1 - August 20, 1972, no. 44 (illu.). Max Peiffer Watenphul. Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Lithographien und frühe Mexikoarbeiten, Westend Galerie, Frankfurt a.M., September 14 - November 6, 1976. Zur italienischen Kunst nach 1945. Deutsche Künstler und Italien, Westend Galerie, Frankfurt a.M., October 24, 1981 - January 30, 1982 (illu.)
In good condition. With a few small irregularities, upper right corner with a ca. 15 cm long stitched blemish. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.