Johann Gottfried Steffan ( 1815 - 1905 )

The Hintersee, Berchtesgaden

oil on canvas
10 ¼ x 18 ¼ in. (26 x 46.4 cm.)
signed and dated: 5/9/71 J G Steffan

From Fjord to Forest, cat ref: 22

Provenance:
Zürich, Christie’s, 14 April 1997, lot 14
Asbjørn Lunde (1927-2017), New York.

Exhibition:
Alpine Views: Alexandre Calame and the Swiss Landscape, Williamstown, Clark Art Institute, 2006, no. 32, repr.;
Forests, Rocks, Torrents: Norwegian and Swiss Landscapes from the Lunde Collection, London, National Gallery, 2011, no. 48, repr. p. 78.

Literature:
E. Sandor-Schneebeli, Johann Gottfried Steffan: Landschaftsmaler 1815-1905, Biel, 2009, no. 1871-16, repr. p.241