Oil on cardboard. Barely legibly inscribed “732 mattweiß / bestimmt (?) Dienstag Abend's / Franz Josef Str. 36/4 / Canold” on the reverse by a hand other than the artist's. 36.7 x 50 cm.
[AR].
• Rediscovered early architectural view of Munich by Alexander Kanoldt.
• Painted near Nikolaiplatz, where the artist lived from 1910-1911.
• Reduced color and form with a lively, expressive coloring.
• Formerly owned by Otto Fischer, then director of the Kunstmuseum Basel.
• In family ownership for several generations.
We are grateful to Dr. Michael Koch for the kind support in cataloging this lot.