Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left. 70 x 85 cm. . [EH].
- Philipp Franck was a co-founders of the Berlin Secession. - In 1906, the artist moved to Wannsee in his beloved Havel region. - The work shows the Prinz-Friedrich-Leopold-Canal, completed in 1906, not far from the artist's home. - For the first time offered in an auction.
LITERATURE: Wolfgang Immenhausen, Almut v. Tresckow, Philipp Franck. Catalogue raisonné of the paintings, Berlin 2010, no. 1906.6. - - Die Kunst 22, vol. 15, 1907, illu. on p. 450. Werner Doede, Die Berliner Secession. Berlin als Zentrum der deutschen Kunst von der Jahrhundertwende bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg, Frankfurt a. Main 1977/1981, illu. on p. 450.

13th exhibition of the Berlin Secession, 1907, cat.no. 53

Achim (Joachim Albrecht) Liebreich Collection, Berlin. Ever since in family possession.

Construction of the Griebnitz Canal, also known as the Prinz-Friedrich-Leopold Canal, began in 1901. It still connects the Großer Wannsee with the Griebnitzsee today. Our painting shows the section between Pohlesee and Stölpchensee. Our painting was made in 1906, the year the canal was completed . The Alsen Bridge can be seen in the background. [EH]

In good condition. Isolated small, expertly retouched spots can be recognized under ultraviolet light. Slightly larger in the red of the two posts of the bridge. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.