Johann Gottfried Steffan ( 1815 - 1905 )
Lake Brienz, Bernese Oberland
Lake Brienz, Bernese Oberland
oil on canvas
14 ¼ x 18 in. (36.5 x 46 cm.)
signed and dated: J G Steffan 12/9/1865
From Fjord to Forest, cat ref: 10
Provenance:
Zürich, Christie’s, 5 December 2005, lot 2
Asbjørn Lunde (1927-2017), New York.
Exhibition:
Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape, Williamstown, Clark Art Institute, 2006, no. 31, repr.;
Forests, Rocks, Torrents: Norwegian and Swiss Landscapes from the Lunde Collection, London, National Gallery, 2011, no. 47, repr. p. 77.
Literature:
E. Sandor-Schneebeli, Johann Gottfried Steffan: Landschaftsmaler 1815-1905, Biel, 2009, no. 1865-08, repr. p.227